Adequate levels of vitamin D are required to maintain calcium homeostasis in the body. The major role of vitamin D in the body is to increase the calcium, magnesium, and phosphate absorption in the intestine. This makes it really essential to get sufficient vitamin D in order to maintain proper bone health.…
Author:
Aditya Mahajan
Assessment Division,
Institute of Nutrition and Fitness Sciences (INFS)
Key points:
• The process of aging affects the nutritional and training needs.
• Traditionally, all adults irrespective of their age, are given same nutrition and exercise advice.…
Author: Aditya Mahajan, Assessment Advisor (INFS)
Key points
• Adequate caloric intake is necessary to facilitate growth and development in the adolescents. The caloric demand depends basically on age, gender, body composition and activity levels.
• Protein intake plays a significant role in supporting the normal growth along with maintenance and addition of lean body mass in the adolescents.…
Online physique coach and fitness experts, Sanne Leenman and Menno Henselmans, were featured in the Pune Mirror. An excerpt of the published article:
…It’s a common misconception that your metabolic rate is responsible for weight gain or loss and most use this as an excuse to not head out to exercise or eat sensibly.
Institute of Nutrition and Fitness Sciences held a two day seminar in association with TomTom on 11th and 12th March, 2017 in Pune and Bengaluru respectively. The seminar had well known speakers like Menno Henselmans, Brad Dieter, Jitendra Chouksey and Sanne Leenman.…