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All nutritional foods are composed of macronutrients,
micronutrients and water. Apart from water, food is made primarily of
the macronutrients protein, fat and carbohydrate. These 3 macronutrients
are the only food components that provide energy (measured in calories)
to sustain life. On the other hand, micronutrients i.e. vitamins &
minerals provide no caloric energy but are nevertheless essential for
life.
The foods we eat exert a
profound influence on what happens within our bodies hormonally - both
for good and for bad. By eating the correct balance of foods we can
alter what goes on inside us in a healthful way.
Relationship between hormones & food
Few of us realize how crucial hormones
are. They regulate virtually everything our body does, from controlling
blood sugar levels to other basic survival mechanisms involving stress,
fear and even love.
A very important hormone is insulin. It
can be called the master hormone of human metabolism because it helps in
the regulation of blood pressure, the production of cholesterol and
triglyceride and the storage of fat. When insulin levels become too
high, metabolic havoc ensues with elevated blood pressure, elevated
cholesterol and triglycerides, with diabetes and obesity trailing along
in its wake. The wrong diet can make your insulin levels go haywire.
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