There are seven minerals that your body can't do without and these major minerals stand out from the others because there are more of them in your body. ... Sodium 7. ... Choose a diet moderate in salt and sodium 7. ... A nutritious diet can affect how your body functions. Eating the right food makes your body strong, fights illnesses, produces healthy skin and keeps everything functioning normally. ...

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The physiological function of the body is to maintain the systems in a state called homeostasis and avoid extreme fluctuations, which means the brain and body develop a tolerance to the effects of mind- and mood-altering substances (McGonigal). ... According to the American Heart Association, the human body does not require refined sugars to function properly but add superfluous calories and zero nutrients to foodstuffs. ... The functions of the tissue-salts, potassium and sodium are to drain and clean poisonous substances from tissue, so when these salts are absorbed by the sugar, carbonic...

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It is a large accumulation of fat in the body. ... Even after losing as much as one-fourth of their body weight, "anorexics say that they feel fat,"" (Erlanger, 1985). ... The major psychological features seem to be the fear of maturing and the fear of losing control. ...

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Group1 1 OUR FOOD SYSTEM After a long hard day of work you sit down in your comfortable recliner and open up your favorite snack. But when you reach into grab a piece, you pull out a dead bug. Suddenly many thoughts come into your mind, you wonder how did the bug get there and was it dead or...

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