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(Source: https://diabetesmealplans.com/13831/carbs-vs-sugar/) Carbohydrates and Added Sugars What is carbohydrate?  According to Gisslen, (2016) carbohydrates are the most important source of energy. Carbohydrates are made up of carbons atoms with hydrogen and oxygen atoms. They are in various foods likes breads, milk, popcorn, cookies, potatoes etc. They main form of carbohydrates are Fibers, Sugars and Straches. They can be found in both healthy and unhealthy food. A healthy human body gets their 45 to 65% of their calories from Carbohydrates, 20 to 35% from Fats and about 10 to 35% from Fats. Natural foods which  are h igh carbohydrate include potato, bread, whole grains etc. (Source:https://mindfulketo.com/food-label-keto/) Gisslen, W., (2016) Drummond, K., (2017) What are added sugars?  Sugars are of many types natural sugars which are found in fruits, milk etc are not added sugars. Added sugars are sugars and syrups which are added to foods or be...
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Nutrition Blog 1

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  (Source: Jonathan Forani, 2019) Obesity in children worldwide! Why did this topic interest me the most? OBESITY in children is a topic which sparked a lot of curiosity in me as I have seen it first hand in my own house. Growing up my kid sister was really obese which was very dangerous as she was at the verge of getting diabetes type 2 before she took control and made changes to her  lifestyle and diet . Today it has become a global problem with every country battling it, I wanted to explore the reasoning behind this crisis. I found that our unhealthy lifestyle specially eating habits and lack of physical activities are the two main cause which have caused obesity which is linked to many chronic diseases for instance diabetes type 1 and 2, Thyroid, High Blood Pressure, Breathing problem etc.  (Source:  Matt Slocum, 2007) Obesity Facts 38 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2019:   Obesity was once considered a rich country pro...
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