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fuller, longer than simple carbohydrates. Individual needs for quantities of foods vary from person to person based on their health history and BMR. A balanced diet from our local African dishes should consist of a moderate amount of com- plex carbohydrates, such as ofada rice (African rice), sweet potato, beans, etc., lean meats such as fish and chicken, and an abundance of different coloured fruits and vegetables, low fat dairy products, and a small amount of healthy fats such as those found in avocados, ube (African Pear), nuts and seeds, and monounsatu- rated oils.
You’re quite vocal about body composi- tion, what does this really mean and how does it affect us?
I am very vocal about body composition because no two individuals are created alike. This is the reason why a meal plan may work for one person and not the other. Body composition is a method of describing what the body is made of. This includes fat, protein, minerals and body water. It goes beyond the scale which tells you just a number. Body composition describes weight more accurately than Body Mass Index (BMI), which doesn’t take into account many factors such as age, sex, or build. Body composition can
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We are
blessed with
an abundance of natural resources on this continent in the form of agricultural produce. Our food is organic and highly sought after in the western world.
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Your diet is your
first line of defence against these lifestyle dis- eases. The first step should
be a preventative screening to identify risk factors which can lead to the diseases. Prevention and management of the diseases require a holis- tic approach
accurately show changes in fat mass, muscle mass, body fat percentage, visceral fat, and much more. If you are trying to reach a goal, regardless of if it is weight loss, weight gain, or fat loss, body composition will give you a more detailed account of how your body is changing than the scale.
At GLOW health, we use award-winning body composition analysers used in NASA and amongst the top medical, fitness and nutrition professionals to assess Weight, Body Fat Percentage, BMI, Muscle Mass, Lean Body Mass, Bone Mass, Visceral Fat, Basal Metabolic Rate, Metabolic Age,
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