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Now's the time to enjoy summer fruits, ideal for fresh, light desserts and with the added benefit of being rich in vitamins and minerals. This week, we focus on melon, this season's fruit of choice. Greatly appreciated by young and old alike, melon has many health benefits, not least for our weight!
Summer is here, and with it the desire for freshness, balance and lightness. We often associate summer dishes with light fare, but what's the reality? Let's take a look at some of the best-known recipes.
You’ve probably already seen it on food packaging — a small logo with letters from A to E, displayed on a gradient of green, yellow, and orange. But what does the Nutri-Score mean, and what is it used for?
You must have heard of these miracle foods that make you melt? Just like the artichoke, known to help burn fat. Is it myth or reality? We tell you all about it!
Scientific research has shown that people with a BMI over 25 are highly vitamin D deficient. This can easily be explained by the fact that overweight or obese people often have an unbalanced diet, resulting in an inadequate intake of vitamins and minerals in general.
Can we really trust these claims? Is a product labelled "light" or "lite" necessarily lower in calories than its original counterpart? In short, does low-fat make you lose weight?
Dried legumes offer many benefits for your health and weight loss, thanks to their high fiber and plant-based protein content. Practical and affordable, they come in many varieties and are easy to find in your local supermarket. They’re easy to store, great to keep in your pantry, and essential to include in your meals.
They're economical, easy to store and have excellent nutritional value. That's why it's so important to include them in your diet, as they have many benefits not only for your health, but also to help you lose weight and keep it off.
Proteins, essential to our health Proteins are one of the three major macronutrient families, along with carbohydrates and lipids. They are the main constituents of foods, contributing to the body's energy requirements.
Just back from a long day at work and don't feel like cooking vegetables? We often tend to think that frozen vegetables are of poorer nutritional quality than fresh ones. On the contrary...
You probably already know that dairy products hold an important place in the food pyramid. They are our main dietary source of calcium, which is essential for our health—especially for strong and healthy bones.
Vegetable soup is a tasty food with high nutritional value. It offers numerous health benefits.
Now's the time to enjoy summer fruits, ideal for fresh, light desserts and with the added benefit of being rich in vitamins and minerals. This week, we focus on melon, this season's fruit of choice. Greatly appreciated by young and old alike, melon has many health benefits, not least for our weight!
Summer is here, and with it the desire for freshness, balance and lightness. We often associate summer dishes with light fare, but what's the reality? Let's take a look at some of the best-known recipes.
You’ve probably already seen it on food packaging — a small logo with letters from A to E, displayed on a gradient of green, yellow, and orange. But what does the Nutri-Score mean, and what is it used for?
You must have heard of these miracle foods that make you melt? Just like the artichoke, known to help burn fat. Is it myth or reality? We tell you all about it!
Scientific research has shown that people with a BMI over 25 are highly vitamin D deficient. This can easily be explained by the fact that overweight or obese people often have an unbalanced diet, resulting in an inadequate intake of vitamins and minerals in general.
Can we really trust these claims? Is a product labelled "light" or "lite" necessarily lower in calories than its original counterpart? In short, does low-fat make you lose weight?
Dried legumes offer many benefits for your health and weight loss, thanks to their high fiber and plant-based protein content. Practical and affordable, they come in many varieties and are easy to find in your local supermarket. They’re easy to store, great to keep in your pantry, and essential to include in your meals.
They're economical, easy to store and have excellent nutritional value. That's why it's so important to include them in your diet, as they have many benefits not only for your health, but also to help you lose weight and keep it off.
Proteins, essential to our health Proteins are one of the three major macronutrient families, along with carbohydrates and lipids. They are the main constituents of foods, contributing to the body's energy requirements.
Just back from a long day at work and don't feel like cooking vegetables? We often tend to think that frozen vegetables are of poorer nutritional quality than fresh ones. On the contrary...
You probably already know that dairy products hold an important place in the food pyramid. They are our main dietary source of calcium, which is essential for our health—especially for strong and healthy bones.
Vegetable soup is a tasty food with high nutritional value. It offers numerous health benefits.
Who hasn't taken a trip to the harbour, for a fish auction at their vacation destination, or early in the morning to get fish fresh out of the water? Fish, shellfish and crustaceans are the stars of summer dishes.
The heat is back! You're now better prepared to face the heat, but do you know why your appetite isn't so good in these conditions? And above all, what precautions should you take with regard to your diet?
Summer is the perfect time to fill up on vitamins (A, B, C...) and minerals (magnesium, iron, zinc...). They belong to the family of micronutrients, nutrients we need in very small quantities (micrograms or milligrams) but which are nonetheless essential to our health. They must be provided by the diet, and have the advantage of being calorie-free.
It's time to fill up on vitamins and minerals, but above all to take advantage of the sun to synthesize vitamin D, essential for our bodies. What is this vitamin used for? Where can you find it? We'll tell you all about it.
Who hasn't felt that notorious energy crash after lunch? What causes it? You should know that this post-prandial (i.e., after-meal) drowsiness, more commonly known as "energy crash", is a natural phenomenon!
Our digestive tract is home to a collection of "non-pathogenic" micro-organisms that make up our intestinal microbiota, more commonly known as intestinal flora. Its composition is unique to each individual and evolves throughout life.
Fiber accelerates slimming. Yes, but only if you know how and in what form to eat it! Here are the secrets of their slimming virtues, and everything you need to know about fiber to slim down at top speed.
It's important to understand that you don't have to be a high-intensity athlete to get results. That's what we're going to show you through an activity that we do every day, each in our own way, and which has many virtues: walking.
The word "flexitarian" is a combination of the words "flexible" and "vegetarian". A flexitarian is a person who eats everything from animal to vegetable sources, but is an enlightened and sensible consumer insofar as he or she contributes to animal welfare, health and ecology.
You've started exercising and watching your diet, but your weight is hardly changing at all - or even increasing. Why doesn't the scale reflect your efforts?
Do you feel hungry all the time and never really satisfied? Does food occupy a lot of your thoughts, and do you despair of ever having a serene and peaceful relationship with food? What can you do about it?
The feeling of satiety seems obvious and commonplace. Wrongly so, because many of us have a poor understanding of this sensation and don't know how to identify it, recognize it and, above all, respect it.
Who hasn't taken a trip to the harbour, for a fish auction at their vacation destination, or early in the morning to get fish fresh out of the water? Fish, shellfish and crustaceans are the stars of summer dishes.
The heat is back! You're now better prepared to face the heat, but do you know why your appetite isn't so good in these conditions? And above all, what precautions should you take with regard to your diet?
Summer is the perfect time to fill up on vitamins (A, B, C...) and minerals (magnesium, iron, zinc...). They belong to the family of micronutrients, nutrients we need in very small quantities (micrograms or milligrams) but which are nonetheless essential to our health. They must be provided by the diet, and have the advantage of being calorie-free.
It's time to fill up on vitamins and minerals, but above all to take advantage of the sun to synthesize vitamin D, essential for our bodies. What is this vitamin used for? Where can you find it? We'll tell you all about it.
Who hasn't felt that notorious energy crash after lunch? What causes it? You should know that this post-prandial (i.e., after-meal) drowsiness, more commonly known as "energy crash", is a natural phenomenon!
Our digestive tract is home to a collection of "non-pathogenic" micro-organisms that make up our intestinal microbiota, more commonly known as intestinal flora. Its composition is unique to each individual and evolves throughout life.
Fiber accelerates slimming. Yes, but only if you know how and in what form to eat it! Here are the secrets of their slimming virtues, and everything you need to know about fiber to slim down at top speed.
It's important to understand that you don't have to be a high-intensity athlete to get results. That's what we're going to show you through an activity that we do every day, each in our own way, and which has many virtues: walking.
The word "flexitarian" is a combination of the words "flexible" and "vegetarian". A flexitarian is a person who eats everything from animal to vegetable sources, but is an enlightened and sensible consumer insofar as he or she contributes to animal welfare, health and ecology.
You've started exercising and watching your diet, but your weight is hardly changing at all - or even increasing. Why doesn't the scale reflect your efforts?
Do you feel hungry all the time and never really satisfied? Does food occupy a lot of your thoughts, and do you despair of ever having a serene and peaceful relationship with food? What can you do about it?
The feeling of satiety seems obvious and commonplace. Wrongly so, because many of us have a poor understanding of this sensation and don't know how to identify it, recognize it and, above all, respect it.
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