The Department of Cosmetic and Laser Technologies<\/strong> at the College of Health and Medical Technologies \/ Kufa<\/strong>, one of the formations of the Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University<\/strong>, organized a scientific seminar entitled \u201cNutrition and Carbohydrate Value Calculation.\u201d<\/em> The lecture was delivered by Dr. Abdullah Abbas Al-Husseini<\/strong>, targeting the department\u2019s students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The seminar discussed the concept of carbohydrates<\/strong> as a primary source of energy in the human diet, highlighting their types (simple and complex)<\/strong> and their impact on blood glucose levels<\/strong>. It also explained the importance of understanding the Glycemic Index (GI)<\/strong> and Glycemic Load (GL)<\/strong> to evaluate how carbohydrate-containing foods affect the body, particularly for individuals with diabetes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Practical methods for calculating carbohydrate quantities<\/strong> in daily meals were also presented, including reading nutrition labels<\/strong>, using reference tables<\/strong>, and applying measuring tools<\/strong>. The seminar emphasized the importance of maintaining a balanced intake of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats<\/strong> to enhance physical performance and maintain a healthy weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The session concluded with an interactive discussion<\/strong> on healthy eating practices and approaches to designing personalized dietary plans<\/strong> based on daily carbohydrate needs, especially for individuals with specific health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and athletes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Department of Cosmetic and Laser Technologies at the College of Health and Medical Technologies \/ Kufa, one of the formations of the Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, organized a scientific seminar entitled \u201cNutrition and Carbohydrate Value Calculation.\u201d The lecture was delivered by Dr. Abdullah Abbas Al-Husseini, targeting the department\u2019s students. The seminar discussed the concept […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13463,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-training-courses","category-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13483,"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13482\/revisions\/13483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chm.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}