Lipids: the good, the bad and the ugly
19/03/2015
We could call them the good, the bad and the ugly! No, we are not talking of spaghetti westerns and the famous 1966 film directed by Sergio Leone. Instead, we are talking abou... Read more
How lipid fat can be good: omega-3 as a source of energy.
19/03/2015
Imagine you ate nothing but fast food for a whole month, three times a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), you could even stop all exercise. Do you think it is impossible? It c... Read more
A balanced diet: the potential renal acid load
23/02/2015
Research has shown that a more acidic diet seems to decrease the mineral content of your bones. This is in particular of interest for people who are inactive and have a lower ... Read more
Vegetable proteins: health served on a plate
03/02/2015
Variation, variation and more variation: this is the correct way to ensure we eay all the nutrients that our body needs. For this reason the one dish meal helps us make every ... Read more
Animal protein: quality over quantity
30/01/2015
In the second half of the 20th century the global consumption of meat increased fivefold, from 45 million tonnes consumed in 1950 to 250 million tonnes nowadays. The Food and ... Read more
Protein synthesis
29/01/2015
The term protein synthesis refers to the biochemical process through which the genetic information in DNA is converted into proteins that perform biological functions in the b... Read more
More “muscles”, more life
29/01/2015
When it comes to muscles people often think of the sculpted bodies of athletes or bodybuilders. But muscles are necessary to us all, just as the heart, brain, skin and bones, ... Read more