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Experts on nutrition and weight-loss diets recommend who we desired to lose weight, eating slowly and carefully, thinking about what they are doing.

Now a new study by scientists at the Athens Laiko General Hospital, explains why fast food is associated with overeating and thus promotes weight gain.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that by 2015 there will be 700 million obese adults and about 2,300 million overweight.

Children are no exception, as currently there are 22 million children under five years are obese.

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Each day reaffirms the benefits of broccoli for health. Broccoli is the family of calciferous vegetables such as cauliflower, Brussels sprouts or red cabbage. It comes from Italy was popularized by the U.S., who consume large quantities. Boiled, steamed, or sauteed broccoli is a vegetable full of advantages

Broccoli

1.It is beneficial against atherosclerosis due to sulforaphane, a molecule is abundant in broccoli and other vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower. This molecule has a very beneficial effect on atherosclerosis plaques (responsible for cardiovascular disease). (more…)

The role of selenium in the diet has been much interest in recent times. Reduced consumption of this element in Europe is worrying given that its deficiency can lead to an increased risk of chronic diseases such as cancer or cardiovascular disease. Is this true? What can be done?

A vital role in the body.

Selenium is found in a number of vital proteins in our body, selenium proteins calls, of which twenty-five have been identified so far, including: I) peroxides, which have significant anti-inflammatory properties and protect cell membranes from damage by free radicals, ii) the deiodinasas, involved in the production of active thyroid hormones, and iii) proteins involved in breeding and in DNA repair. (more…)