Thursday, April 23, 2015

Nutrition Article: Diets for athletes

Written By: Michelle Cheung, RD Published in Centered on Taipei monthly magazine, Apr 2015 issue 

Nutrition Article: Food for the Brain

Written By: Michelle Cheung, RD Published in Centered on Taipei monthly magazine, Dec 2014 issue 

Nutrition Article: Are you consuming too much caffeine?

Written By: Michelle Cheung, RD Published in Centered on Taipei monthly magazine, Oct 2014 issue 

Nutrition Article: Water-The fountain of life

Written By: Michelle Cheung, RD Published in Centered on Taipei monthly magazine, Aug 2014 issue 

Nutrition Article: Calcium

Written By: Michelle Cheung, RD Published in Centered on Taipei monthly magazine, Apr 2014 issue 



Nutrition Article: Are your kids eating healthily?

Written By: Michelle Cheung, RD Published in Centered on Taipei monthly magazine, Feb 2014 issue 

Article: 母乳營養全面睇

根據世衛(WHO)的建議,頭6個月大的小寶寶最理想的食物是母乳。市面上的嬰兒配方的營養很接近母乳,但嬰兒配方絕不能代替母乳。

母乳營養全面睇

脂肪
每一百毫升的母乳含有3.5克脂肪,而母乳含有豐富長鏈多元不飽和脂肪酸,例如DHA及ARA,均有助腦部及眼睛的成長及發展。提提你,前乳(foremilk)的水份較多,脂肪較少;後乳(hindmilk)的脂肪則較多,所以餵哺母乳的時間應至少20分鐘。

蛋白質
每一百毫升的母乳含有0.9克蛋白質,較一般的嬰兒配方的蛋白質為少。小寶寶的腎臟還未發育完全,所以少量的膳食蛋白質能減低腎臟的負擔。Alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-protein)屬於whey protein(乳清蛋白)的一種,亦是母乳中主要的蛋白質(25-35%)。Alpha-protein容易消化,有助減輕小寶寶的胃部負擔;幫助鋅(礦物質)的吸收。其中的一種氨基酸--色氨酸 (Tryptophan)有助提昇睡眠質素。有研究指,如小寶寶吸收過量的蛋白質,長大成人後會很大機會患有慢性疾病及肥胖。

碳水化合物
每一百毫升的母乳含有7克乳醣

母乳中的礦物質及維他命含量則要視乎母親的飲食習慣,但唯一要注意的是母乳的鐵質及維他命D含量較低,一般嬰兒的鐵質儲備可長達6個月,其後便需要靠食物來補充,所以6個月大後,小寶寶便需要引進固體食物。

Nutrition Article: Counting Carbs: An Introduction to the Glycemic Index


Written By: Michelle Cheung, RD Published in Centered on Taipei monthly magazine, Nov 2013 issue