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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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JUN 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Many of America’s major cities, such as Boston and New York City, are chock-full of wild pigeons. Some people enjo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2019Health & Medicine
It is well established that the microbiome is essential for metabolism and digestion. The gut bacteria that make up the ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 22, 2019Cancer
Better go stock up on yogurt – at least according to a new study published in the BMJ journal Gut from the Harvard ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A drop in leptin concentration, a hormone released from fat stores, was vaguely understood to influence increased ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUN 19, 2019Plants & Animals
The wilderness has no shortage of food-stealing bandits, and that’s why the acorn woodpecker is so vigilant when i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Previous work did not look at the impact of small changes in regulatory genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2019Health & Medicine
For decades, scientists and doctors alike have known that excess weight and body fat are risk factors for cardiovascular ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 16, 2019Plants & Animals
Scientists have long been captivated by killifish because they tend to pop up in unexplained places with seemingly no ap ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2019Health & Medicine
Are you exposed to any artificial light while sleeping? Exposure to artificial light at night could be a risk factor for ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 11, 2019Health & Medicine
Young people are a target market for dietary supplements for weight loss, muscle building, energy, and more. A team of r ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 09, 2019Plants & Animals
When you think about a carnivorous (meat-eating) plant, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous Venu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2019Plants & Animals
Elephants are some of the world’s most distinguishable animals, with their massive sizes and particularly long tru ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2019Health & Medicine
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now. If you haven’t, you’ve still likely and unknowingly ing ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 05, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, an antidiabetic drug called metformin was found to alleviate anxiet ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 04, 2019Plants & Animals
Different animals have different needs in their infantile stages, and with that in mind, it should come as no surprise t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 04, 2019Health & Medicine
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America estimates that 18% of adults in the United States suffer from an anxie ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 31, 2019Health & Medicine
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that air pollution kills more than 6 million people each year an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 28, 2019Plants & Animals
Fruit flies are rather annoying little things, not only because they make little buzzing noises and tickle you when they ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 24, 2019Cardiology
Most of us believe that processed food is terrible for our health. You may be surprised to hear that a recent experiment ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 24, 2019Cardiology
We know that over-consuming sugary drinks is not good for us. Regardless many of us still struggle to fight off that urg ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 24, 2019Microbiology
Recent work has shown that people all over the world can improve their health and lower cancer risk by eating a more bal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Millions of Americans partake in the ‘Groundhog Day’ tradition, but should groundhogs really be anything to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2019Health & Medicine
Our understanding of the gut-brain axis has increased significantly in the past decade with strong support by recen ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 21, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The Klasies River Cave in South Africa has been the site of many archeological discoveries, including the remains of the ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Many of America’s major cities, such as Boston and New York City, are chock-full of wild pigeons. Some people enjo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2019
Health & Medicine
It is well established that the microbiome is essential for metabolism and digestion. The gut bacteria that make up the
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 22, 2019
Cancer
Better go stock up on yogurt – at least according to a new study published in the BMJ journal Gut from the Harvard
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A drop in leptin concentration, a hormone released from fat stores, was vaguely understood to influence increased
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUN 19, 2019
Plants & Animals
The wilderness has no shortage of food-stealing bandits, and that’s why the acorn woodpecker is so vigilant when i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Previous work did not look at the impact of small changes in regulatory genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2019
Health & Medicine
For decades, scientists and doctors alike have known that excess weight and body fat are risk factors for cardiovascular
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
Scientists have long been captivated by killifish because they tend to pop up in unexplained places with seemingly no ap
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
Are you exposed to any artificial light while sleeping? Exposure to artificial light at night could be a risk factor for
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
Young people are a target market for dietary supplements for weight loss, muscle building, energy, and more. A team of r
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
When you think about a carnivorous (meat-eating) plant, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous Venu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2019
Plants & Animals
Elephants are some of the world’s most distinguishable animals, with their massive sizes and particularly long tru
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now. If you haven’t, you’ve still likely and unknowingly ing
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 05, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, an antidiabetic drug called metformin was found to alleviate anxiet
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
Different animals have different needs in their infantile stages, and with that in mind, it should come as no surprise t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America estimates that 18% of adults in the United States suffer from an anxie
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 31, 2019
Health & Medicine
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that air pollution kills more than 6 million people each year an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 28, 2019
Plants & Animals
Fruit flies are rather annoying little things, not only because they make little buzzing noises and tickle you when they
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2019
Cardiology
Most of us believe that processed food is terrible for our health. You may be surprised to hear that a recent experiment
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 24, 2019
Cardiology
We know that over-consuming sugary drinks is not good for us. Regardless many of us still struggle to fight off that urg
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 24, 2019
Microbiology
Recent work has shown that people all over the world can improve their health and lower cancer risk by eating a more bal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Millions of Americans partake in the ‘Groundhog Day’ tradition, but should groundhogs really be anything to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2019
Health & Medicine
Our understanding of the gut-brain axis has increased significantly in the past decade with strong support by recen
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The Klasies River Cave in South Africa has been the site of many archeological discoveries, including the remains of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch