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Diet: In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. The word diet often implies the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight-management reasons (with the two often being related). Although humans are omnivores, each culture and each person holds some food preferences or some food taboos. This may be due to personal tastes or ethical reasons. Individual dietary choices may be more or less healthy. Complete nutrition requires ingestion and absorption of vitamins, minerals, essential amino acids from protein and essential fatty acids from fat-containing food, also food energy in the form of carbohydrate, protein, and fat. Dietary habits and choices play a significant role in the quality of life, health and longevity.
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MAY 08, 2021Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 07, 2021Cancer
The pandemic hit everyone hard on many levels; now, new research from UCSF published in Cancer reports that cancer patie ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 03, 2021Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 03, 2021Health & Medicine
Want to get the most out of your workout routine? Don't skimp on sleep, especially if you're focusing on enduran ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 02, 2021Microbiology
Increasingly, microbes in the gut are being linked to human health and disease. New research has suggested that disrupti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could one day open up dietary therapeutic options for cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2021Microbiology
The microbes that live in the human gut have a powerful influence on our health, and that microbial community is with us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2021Cardiology
Diabetes is a looming threat to the world’s healthcare systems. Diagnoses of its precursors, impaired glucose tole ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
Researchers are learning more about how different species of bacteria in the human gut microbiome play a role in metabol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2021Microbiology
The bacteria in our gastrointestinal tract have a big influence on our health, and they serve some important functions i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 05, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from Brigham Young University have found evidence that eating a ketogenic diet- which is a diet that ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 01, 2021Microbiology
Many people think of bacteria as disgusting germs, but there are plenty of important bacterial species that provide us w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2021Health & Medicine
Drinking hot cocoa is comforting on cold winter nights, and new research from the University of Birmingham shows that it ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 31, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
The build-up of fat inside the liver is a worrying sign that points to the possibility of conditions such as nonalcoholi ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 30, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found a link between how much social support, compassion, a ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 29, 2021Microbiology
We know that the microbes in the gut have a significant effect on human biology, and researchers are starting to learn m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The benefits of fish oil have been debated for years. New research can explain why it's been difficult to reach a solid ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains the genes that make us who we are, because of how and when those genes are expressed. Gene exp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2012, a United Nations report estimated that there are over 316,000 people worldwide over the age of 100. What’ ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 14, 2021Microbiology
It was only discovered recently, and the gut microbiome has been shown to be a major player in human health. But bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Many issues plague the iconic orcas of the Pacific Northwest United States, including declining salmon populations. ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 04, 2021Cancer
New research published today in the American Association for Cancer Research journal, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarke ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 08, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 07, 2021
Cancer
The pandemic hit everyone hard on many levels; now, new research from UCSF published in Cancer reports that cancer patie
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 03, 2021
Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 03, 2021
Health & Medicine
Want to get the most out of your workout routine? Don't skimp on sleep, especially if you're focusing on enduran
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 02, 2021
Microbiology
Increasingly, microbes in the gut are being linked to human health and disease. New research has suggested that disrupti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could one day open up dietary therapeutic options for cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2021
Microbiology
The microbes that live in the human gut have a powerful influence on our health, and that microbial community is with us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2021
Cardiology
Diabetes is a looming threat to the world’s healthcare systems. Diagnoses of its precursors, impaired glucose tole
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers are learning more about how different species of bacteria in the human gut microbiome play a role in metabol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2021
Microbiology
The bacteria in our gastrointestinal tract have a big influence on our health, and they serve some important functions i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 05, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from Brigham Young University have found evidence that eating a ketogenic diet- which is a diet that
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 01, 2021
Microbiology
Many people think of bacteria as disgusting germs, but there are plenty of important bacterial species that provide us w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Health & Medicine
Drinking hot cocoa is comforting on cold winter nights, and new research from the University of Birmingham shows that it
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 31, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
The build-up of fat inside the liver is a worrying sign that points to the possibility of conditions such as nonalcoholi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 30, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found a link between how much social support, compassion, a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 29, 2021
Microbiology
We know that the microbes in the gut have a significant effect on human biology, and researchers are starting to learn m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The benefits of fish oil have been debated for years. New research can explain why it's been difficult to reach a solid
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains the genes that make us who we are, because of how and when those genes are expressed. Gene exp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2012, a United Nations report estimated that there are over 316,000 people worldwide over the age of 100. What’
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 14, 2021
Microbiology
It was only discovered recently, and the gut microbiome has been shown to be a major player in human health. But bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Many issues plague the iconic orcas of the Pacific Northwest United States, including declining salmon populations.
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 04, 2021
Cancer
New research published today in the American Association for Cancer Research journal, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarke
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan