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Nutrition

Nutrition Advice and Information

Nutrition experts give tips and advice on nutrition and healthy eating in our nutrition section. We have all nutrition facts and information along with explanations how your body works. Learn everything about energy, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements and healthy eating. We also show you the best athlete- and sports nutrition and explain how to read and understand nutrition labels.

Nutrition: Fat Burning Foods

Believe it or not there are fat-fighting and fat-burning foods.

Nutrition: Flat Belly Diet

If you are looking for a diet that helps you get a flat belly, the flat belly diet may be for you.

Nutrition: Protein

Learn everything about proteins. Proteins are the building blocks of your body.

Nutrition: Fat

Fats in your diet are often divided into two types: visible and invisible.

Nutrition: Saturated Fat

Saturated fat usually consists of triglycerides that contain saturated fatty acids only.

Nutrition: Essential Fatty Acids

Most fatty acids can be made in your body. However, linoleic acid and linolenic acid must be supplied by your diet.

Nutrition: Cholesterol

Cholesterol is used by your body to make steroid hormones and bile salts and to maintain the structure of cell membranes.

Nutrition: Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are your main source of energy, that is why we need carbohydrates.

Nutrition: Sugars

Sugars are important sources of dietary energy. Glucose is used as fuel by your body`s cells.

Nutrition: Starch

Starch, in various forms, is the most consumed polysaccharide in the human diet.