Polyunsaturated fats are also categorised according to where the double bonds occur along the carbon chain. If the first double bond occurs on the third carbon from the methyl end of the carbon chain, the fatty acid is called an Omega-3 fatty acid (also written as n-3). These polyunsaturated fatty acids occur in high concentrations [...]

Binge eaters, of course, don’t worry too much about a balanced diet, but the consequences of malnutrition also include hair loss, discoloring or softening of the fingernails, and weakness. And of course, just as you’ve been told since the age of two, eating too many sweets can indeed ruin your teeth. Two pounds of M&M’s [...]

If you need proof that swimming can help you slim down, look no further than Betty Johnson.

All her life, Betty had enjoyed swimming for recreation and physical fitness. While working as an elementary school psychologist in Jacksonville, Horida, she swam for 45 minutes, twice a week. She rounded out her exercise program with step-aerobics classes [...]