 |
 |
 |
Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food. ...Hippocrates
What Are Dietary Fiber Servings?
The USDA 2005 dietary guidelines recommend 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables, and a minimum of 1.5 whole grain food servings (for babies of 2 -3 years old) per day to meet our daily dietary fiber requirements.
High Inulin Foods and Inulin Health Benefits
Inulin is known for its various health benefits. Below is a list of high inulin food sources and their approximate inulin content.
High Beta-Glucans Food Sources and Beta-Glucan Benefits
Cereal grains are among the foods with the highest beta-glucan content. Beta-glucans, as soluble fibers, have several health benefits.
Tryptophan: Foods High in Tryptophan, Benefits and Deficiency
Tryptophan is one of the essential amino acids, the smallest units of protein. Tryptophan is necessary for the synthesis of neurotransmitter serotonin. Dried egg white and soy isolate protein isolates contain the highest tryptophan content (1200 - 1400 milligram/100 gram) of all foods analyzed by USDA Nutrition lab.
High Antioxidant Containing Herbs and Spices
Scientists in Norway analyzed antioxidant content of more than 3100 food stuffs, e.g., herbs and spices, collected from around the world. Here is the antioxidant content in herbs and spices. The list includes the highest antioxidant herbs and spices.
More Articles …
- Lysine Requirements: Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA)
- Threonine Requirements: Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA)
- Gout Diet: Uric Acid Reducing Foods
- Tryptophan Requirements: Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) for Adults and Children
- Leucine RDA: Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for Adults and Children
- Cholesterol Content in Meat: Beef, Chicken, Pork, Lamb Comparison
- High Arginine Foods List: Vegetarian Sources and Eggs
- Cholesterol Content in Fats, Fish Oil and Vegetable oils
- Cholesterol Content of Fish: Lobster, Cod, Sardines and Oyster
- Vegan diet: how your body changes from day one
Similar Content
Nutrition in Depth
Nutrition and Cancer: A Review of The Evidence for An Anti-cancer Diet
It has been estimated that 30–40 percent of all cancers can be prevented by lifestyle and dietary measures alone. Read more...