- All nutrients are divided into two categories: macronutrients—protein, carbohydrates, water and fats—and micronutrients, which include all vitamins and minerals.
- The temperature can affect your appetite. If you are cold, you are more prone to eat more food. Hence the reason many people gain weight over the winter months.
- 3,500 calories are needed to make one pound. Conversely, you need to cut and/or burn 3,500 calories to lose one pound.
- The average person swallows approximately 250 times during dinner.
- The USDA allows up to 30 insect fragments per 100 grams of peanut butter. Another reason to switch to almond butter!
- If you gained weight in your early 20s or later, you have an increased risk of heart disease, cancer, infertility, gallstones and asthma.
- Viruses are 100 times smaller than bacteria.
- At least 60 percent of the world doesn’t get enough exercise.
- Approximately one-third of all bottled water sold in the U.S. is simply tap water.
- According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, long-term use of antibiotics can more than double a woman’s risk of breast cancer.
- After age 18, you lose more than 1,000 brain cells per day.
- Women utter approximately 7,000 words a day. Men? About 2,000.
- Inhaling the aroma of both peppermint and cinnamon can help lower anxiety levels and frustration.
- Ever had “ice cream brain”? That’s because intense cold can cause blood vessels to spasm. This interrupts blood flow to the brain and causes the vessels to swell, leading to extreme—but temporary—pain.
- Back pain is the second most common pain complaint. Headaches are the first.
- Fingernails grow four times faster than toenails.
- Most people have lost about 50 percent of their taste buds by age 60.
- Most of your body’s power lies in your mouth, as your strongest muscle is your tongue and your hardest bone is your jawbone.
Some interesting points here!
I have printed off for some light reading at the kitchen bench!