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Dietitians

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Just published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition: "The development and testing of an educational video for patients with end stage kidney disease receiving dialysis in two tertiary hospitals in Cape Town".

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Just published in Frontiers in Nutrition: "Association between a body shape index and colorectal cancer in US population: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES".

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Alcohol affects our bodies in several ways:

1️⃣Decrease in strength output for a short period of time due to blocking Calcium Channel Actions

2️⃣Increase in CK enzyme which is a measure of muscle… https://t.co/RoJvuCVse6

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Snack Tips

Keep some wholewheat rice cakes and nut butter at work to help fill the gap on days where you feel the need for snacking. https://t.co/lkYWnvgq6T

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Let's talk about Eggs: 🥚Whole eggs are among the most nutritious foods on the planet, containing a little bit of almost every nutrient you need. 🥚Eggs provide all 9 essential Amino Acids 🥚The antioxidants lutein and… https://t.co/w4y8BOx5BY

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E N E R G Y R E Q U I R E M E N T S ⚫The main component of sports nutrition to optimize training and performance is to make sure the athlete is consuming enough calories to offset energy expenditure. ⚫People who… https://t.co/GIGg3LgJsK

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🏃Sports nutrition is about meeting energy requirements and incorporating proper timing of nutrients which should be the foundation of a good training program.

🏃Research has shown a diet with insufficient calories… https://t.co/ySyUbBjbzC

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Snack-Attack🥊 https://t.co/e4etOiH6Hg

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Heritage Day is also National Braai Day, so why not incorporate one (or more) side dishes into your braai. I wanted something fresh, nutritious and easy to add with our meat. Here's a salad to brighten up your braai… https://t.co/2H9Xa3151v

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Heritage Day is also known as National Braai Day, so why not incorporate something healthy as side dishes into your braai. I wanted something fresh, nutritious and easy to add with our meat. Here's a salad to… https://t.co/hW1Q23w7bJ

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♻️National Recycling Day♻️

Recycling is the third of the three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle).
1️⃣The first step is to try to reduce the amount you consume – if you don’t need it, don’t buy it resulting in less… https://t.co/sRLrJOtNOk

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Vitamin C 🍊
Our last water-soluble vitamin / antioxidant!
🔸naturally presents in food ; especially fruits & vegetables.
🔸also know by its chemical name: L-ascorbic acid.
🔸humans are not able to synthesize Vit C ;… https://t.co/D7TXyTGDl2

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Vitamin B9 also known as Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement (usually in the form of folic acid).

👉Folate functions as… https://t.co/6rscNNdoMl

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Vitamin B6
⁃Also known as Pyridoxine
⁃Water-soluble vitamin
⁃Found naturally in a wide variety of food, as well as added to foods & supplements

Pyridoxine 5’ phosphate (PLP) is
▶ the active coenzyme form;… https://t.co/p9pT95bM4B

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Vitamin B5 also known as Pantothenic acid. ✔️ Water soluble Vitamin
✔️ Function: Essential component of Coenzyme A (CoA) and acyl carrier protein
✔️CoA is essential for fatty acid synthesis and degradation, transfer… https://t.co/t8gvKYExiL

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Vitamin B1 also known as Thiamine is a water-soluble vitamin. Thiamine plays a critical role in energy metabolism and, therefore, in the growth, development, and function of cells.

Thiamine stored in small amounts… https://t.co/W464ZOrepc

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Vitamin D ☀
The sunshine vitamin
Also a fat-soluble vitamin
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⁃Made by the body in response to sun exposure
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⁃It can also by consumed through food / supplements
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⁃ Vitamin D is special, because it's more like a… https://t.co/T6whrzNczx

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Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin which has the following functions in our bodies:
✨antioxidant properties
✨forms part of visual pigments
✨are essential for normal differentiation of epithelial cells into… https://t.co/9ejaXtaR31

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Snack-Attack 🍿

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This was quite an interesting comparison for us- with the fibre content of the Jumping Jack Microwave Popcorn being 3 times more than the Popcorn Kernels. Another… https://t.co/Fr512TcDUb