Sports Leaflet More Info Table of Contents Food Guide for Active Teens 1. Introduction What athletes and players eat affects their performance, and appropriate food choices will affect how well they train and compete. Good food choices planned at the right time may have the biggest impact on training. A good diet can support consistent …
Dairy as a plant-based diet Why do we drink milk? Explaining the history of milk and milk sources. MILK can come from any mammal, but dairy products used for human consumption are usually produced from milk provided by cattle, sheep, goats, horses, camels and buffaloes, with milk from cattle being most common (in 2016, cow’s …
As one of the five core food groups, dairy foods have a key role in a balanced diet. Dairy foods are convenient and cost effective and naturally contain more than 10 essential nutrients, including calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B12, riboflavin, carbohydrates, protein, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc.1,2 As a result of new technologies in genetics, …
Calcium: The essential mineral What is calcium and what does it do? Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and an essential micronutrient, which should be provided by the diet. A mature body contains about 1000 g of calcium, 99% of which is found in the bones, where it forms part of the …
Daily intake of milk, maas or yoghurt can reduce current nutrient gaps in the diets of most South Africans and help to protect consumers against chronic diseases in future. The problem The influential National Food Consumption Survey1 in 1999 showed inadequate intake of vitamin A, thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, vitamins B6, B12 and C, calcium, iron and …
