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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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FEB 10, 2020Cardiology
Over time, atherosclerosis, a disease that causes fatty plaques to build up in the arteries, limits the flow of oxygen-r ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 09, 2020Plants & Animals
There are at least 17 known species of horned lizard belonging to the genus Phrynosoma, but the giant horned lizard (Phr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 07, 2020Cardiology
Although the link between consuming processed meats and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well establ ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 07, 2020Neuroscience
New research has found that flavonols, a large class of compounds present in many fruits and vegetables, may be linked t ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 05, 2020Cardiology
High-protein diets are becoming more and more popular as a method to both increase muscle mass and lose weight. Now howe ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 04, 2020Plants & Animals
When large schools of sardines materialize in the oceans, it can be a spectacular sight. In some cases, however, the sig ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2020Plants & Animals
Polar bears realize that food can be scarce at times, and that’s a problem considering just how much they like to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2020Health & Medicine
Did your new year’s resolution include opting for a healthier diet? When making changes to your diet, it’s i ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 28, 2020Plants & Animals
Slugs are slow, and this makes them easy targets for predators however big or small they might be. Here, we see that a s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 28, 2020Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 27, 2020Plants & Animals
Most octopuses live and breathe underwater, just like the vast majority of other marine animals. But this octopus endemi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 26, 2020Plants & Animals
There is no overstating the fact that the Arctic Tundra is a cold and unforgiving place. There are few plants or animals ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2020Plants & Animals
Grizzly bears spend up to seven Wintery months hibernating, and in that time, they can lose a substantial amount of thei ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 20, 2020Plants & Animals
When a female horned lizard lays her eggs, she finds herself up against several predators that want to devour them. Fort ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2020Plants & Animals
Flying foxes absolutely despise the Sun, and with that in mind, it should come as no surprise to anyone that they look f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 17, 2020Cardiology
A meta-analysis was recently published in the British Medical Journal to try and understand if there was a link between ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2020Health & Medicine
Aleafia Health signed an agreement with Kinstate, Inc. allowing the company to manufacture, market, and sell Kin Slips a ...JAN 17, 2020Cardiology
Walnuts may be more than just a tasty snack. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that they may al ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 14, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Silica particles, specifically ‘mesoporous silica particles (MSPs)’ are engineered molecular traps that may ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 14, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing revealed that our ancestors have been eating wheat, rye, spelt and barley for over 8,000 years. Today, g ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 13, 2020Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about how the antimicrobial effect of some foods and how it alters the microbial community ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2020Plants & Animals
Albatross chicks are naturally flightless, and this increases their dependence on their parental units to bring back foo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 13, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal Cell Communication and Signaling suggests that bitter melon, also known as bitter ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 10, 2020
Cardiology
Over time, atherosclerosis, a disease that causes fatty plaques to build up in the arteries, limits the flow of oxygen-r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
There are at least 17 known species of horned lizard belonging to the genus Phrynosoma, but the giant horned lizard (Phr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 07, 2020
Cardiology
Although the link between consuming processed meats and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well establ
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 07, 2020
Neuroscience
New research has found that flavonols, a large class of compounds present in many fruits and vegetables, may be linked t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 05, 2020
Cardiology
High-protein diets are becoming more and more popular as a method to both increase muscle mass and lose weight. Now howe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 04, 2020
Plants & Animals
When large schools of sardines materialize in the oceans, it can be a spectacular sight. In some cases, however, the sig
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2020
Plants & Animals
Polar bears realize that food can be scarce at times, and that’s a problem considering just how much they like to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2020
Health & Medicine
Did your new year’s resolution include opting for a healthier diet? When making changes to your diet, it’s i
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 28, 2020
Plants & Animals
Slugs are slow, and this makes them easy targets for predators however big or small they might be. Here, we see that a s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 28, 2020
Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most octopuses live and breathe underwater, just like the vast majority of other marine animals. But this octopus endemi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2020
Plants & Animals
There is no overstating the fact that the Arctic Tundra is a cold and unforgiving place. There are few plants or animals
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2020
Plants & Animals
Grizzly bears spend up to seven Wintery months hibernating, and in that time, they can lose a substantial amount of thei
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 20, 2020
Plants & Animals
When a female horned lizard lays her eggs, she finds herself up against several predators that want to devour them. Fort
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2020
Plants & Animals
Flying foxes absolutely despise the Sun, and with that in mind, it should come as no surprise to anyone that they look f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 17, 2020
Cardiology
A meta-analysis was recently published in the British Medical Journal to try and understand if there was a link between
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
Aleafia Health signed an agreement with Kinstate, Inc. allowing the company to manufacture, market, and sell Kin Slips a
...
JAN 17, 2020
Cardiology
Walnuts may be more than just a tasty snack. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that they may al
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 14, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Silica particles, specifically ‘mesoporous silica particles (MSPs)’ are engineered molecular traps that may
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 14, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing revealed that our ancestors have been eating wheat, rye, spelt and barley for over 8,000 years. Today, g
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 13, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about how the antimicrobial effect of some foods and how it alters the microbial community
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2020
Plants & Animals
Albatross chicks are naturally flightless, and this increases their dependence on their parental units to bring back foo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 13, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Cell Communication and Signaling suggests that bitter melon, also known as bitter
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan