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Diet
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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JUL 18, 2019Plants & Animals
Many shark experts will tell you that shark attacks on humans are exceedingly rare and that sharks hardly want to interf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are captivating animals, not only because of their incredibly fast wingbeats, but also because they have on ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 17, 2019Cancer
New research published recently in Nutrients highlights the detriments that an inflammatory diet can have on increasing ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Although usually considered a purely psychiatric disorder, recent research has uncovered that anorexia nervosa may have ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 16, 2019Health & Medicine
According to new research, a good diet and regular exercise don't just help you lose weight. Two studies presented a ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergJUL 15, 2019Microbiology
When the microbiome fails to develop properly, it can impair a child's ability to thrive.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2019Cancer
We all know that excess consumption of sugary drinks like soda and 100% fruit juices are not good for us. The high quant ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 12, 2019Cardiology
Doctors have recommended numerous interventions to combat heart disease. With heart disease killing more people in the U ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 11, 2019Cancer
While the official colon cancer screening guidelines say people with an average risk for colon cancer should start to ge ...Written By: Julia TraversJUL 10, 2019Plants & Animals
After a woman reported an oddly-behaving hawk in her yard, the New Hampshire Fish and Game department responded to the c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2019Microbiology
Using clinical samples, scientists identified differences in the microbial population in the guts of people with fibromy ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Researchers have examined how fat stored in different parts of the body can have different impa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2019Plants & Animals
Marine scientists were particularly astonished when they learned that only one year after 100 juvenile lemon sharks had ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 04, 2019Health & Medicine
Biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, conducted a study using a mouse model that found that o ...JUL 01, 2019Cancer
Organic foods and their health benefits are a source of constant study and some debate. As the evidence of the health ri ...Written By: Julia TraversJUN 26, 2019Plants & Animals
Female Florida softshell turtles spend most of their lives in the water, but when it comes time to lay eggs, they’ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 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 Bouchard
JUL 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Many shark experts will tell you that shark attacks on humans are exceedingly rare and that sharks hardly want to interf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are captivating animals, not only because of their incredibly fast wingbeats, but also because they have on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 17, 2019
Cancer
New research published recently in Nutrients highlights the detriments that an inflammatory diet can have on increasing
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Although usually considered a purely psychiatric disorder, recent research has uncovered that anorexia nervosa may have
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
According to new research, a good diet and regular exercise don't just help you lose weight. Two studies presented a
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUL 15, 2019
Microbiology
When the microbiome fails to develop properly, it can impair a child's ability to thrive.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2019
Cancer
We all know that excess consumption of sugary drinks like soda and 100% fruit juices are not good for us. The high quant
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 12, 2019
Cardiology
Doctors have recommended numerous interventions to combat heart disease. With heart disease killing more people in the U
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 11, 2019
Cancer
While the official colon cancer screening guidelines say people with an average risk for colon cancer should start to ge
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
After a woman reported an oddly-behaving hawk in her yard, the New Hampshire Fish and Game department responded to the c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2019
Microbiology
Using clinical samples, scientists identified differences in the microbial population in the guts of people with fibromy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Researchers have examined how fat stored in different parts of the body can have different impa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
Marine scientists were particularly astonished when they learned that only one year after 100 juvenile lemon sharks had
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, conducted a study using a mouse model that found that o
...
JUL 01, 2019
Cancer
Organic foods and their health benefits are a source of constant study and some debate. As the evidence of the health ri
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
Female Florida softshell turtles spend most of their lives in the water, but when it comes time to lay eggs, they’
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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