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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 31, 2018Videos
In southern European countries, the "Mediterranean Diet" is widespread and lauded as a healthy way to eat. It includes v ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare inherited disorder that results an amino acid known as phenylalanine to build up in the ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Celiac disease is genetically predisposed to hereditary disease and a serious autoimmune disorder that can damage the sm ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 29, 2018Microbiology
Abdominal fat is a major risk factor for disease. New work could help find those at risk for increased belly fat, and he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2018Plants & Animals
Stick insects look just like the naturally-occurring sticks and twigs that surround them in a forest. This is an aesthet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 25, 2018Health & Medicine
A diet that includes food with high levels of trans fat is one that raises the risk of heart disease, strokes, obesity a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2018Cardiology
U.S. doctors have confirmed that eating at least two servings of oily fish per week is enough to reduce the risk of hear ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 25, 2018Cardiology
Eating more than one egg was long believed to be bad for your health due to the presence of high cholesterol. Regardless ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2018Immunology
Scientists have discovered a new molecular pathway connecting brain and gut that if learned how to control, may be able ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2018Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Infants born prematurely, primarily African American babies, are at higher risk for recurrent wheezing. This is a condit ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 21, 2018Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2018Cancer
The ketogenic diet has been found to have anti-tumor effects. Understanding the underlying mechanism of energy producti ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 15, 2018Cardiology
A new study spearheaded by a long-time cardiology physician assistant (PA) provides evidence for the importance of proac ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 08, 2018Videos
Diet soda is what you drink when you're trying to lose weight and still want a sweet bubbly glass of soda. It's also hel ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 07, 2018Cardiology
The dietary cholesterol in eggs does not increase a person’s risk of heart disease, even if that person is already ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 03, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Perhaps you have been investigating supplementing cannabidiol (CBD) into your diet? You have probably discovered that yo ...Written By: Melissa MooreMAY 03, 2018Health & Medicine
Sugary beverages and snacks are a temptation for those with a sweet tooth, but they are not a healthy choice as part of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 02, 2018Microbiology
Nematodes are tiny worms, and the floors of the world's oceans are crawling with them.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new field that is growing in popularity is palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2018Cardiology
Life expectancy has improved for Americans over the past 50 years, but researchers involved in a new study theorize that ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 26, 2018Health & Medicine
While it's necessary to get enough vitamin D in your diet or from the sun, there's another reason some experts a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 31, 2018
Videos
In southern European countries, the "Mediterranean Diet" is widespread and lauded as a healthy way to eat. It includes v
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare inherited disorder that results an amino acid known as phenylalanine to build up in the
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Celiac disease is genetically predisposed to hereditary disease and a serious autoimmune disorder that can damage the sm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 29, 2018
Microbiology
Abdominal fat is a major risk factor for disease. New work could help find those at risk for increased belly fat, and he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2018
Plants & Animals
Stick insects look just like the naturally-occurring sticks and twigs that surround them in a forest. This is an aesthet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 25, 2018
Health & Medicine
A diet that includes food with high levels of trans fat is one that raises the risk of heart disease, strokes, obesity a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2018
Cardiology
U.S. doctors have confirmed that eating at least two servings of oily fish per week is enough to reduce the risk of hear
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 25, 2018
Cardiology
Eating more than one egg was long believed to be bad for your health due to the presence of high cholesterol. Regardless
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2018
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a new molecular pathway connecting brain and gut that if learned how to control, may be able
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Infants born prematurely, primarily African American babies, are at higher risk for recurrent wheezing. This is a condit
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2018
Cancer
The ketogenic diet has been found to have anti-tumor effects. Understanding the underlying mechanism of energy producti
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 15, 2018
Cardiology
A new study spearheaded by a long-time cardiology physician assistant (PA) provides evidence for the importance of proac
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 08, 2018
Videos
Diet soda is what you drink when you're trying to lose weight and still want a sweet bubbly glass of soda. It's also hel
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 07, 2018
Cardiology
The dietary cholesterol in eggs does not increase a person’s risk of heart disease, even if that person is already
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Perhaps you have been investigating supplementing cannabidiol (CBD) into your diet? You have probably discovered that yo
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
MAY 03, 2018
Health & Medicine
Sugary beverages and snacks are a temptation for those with a sweet tooth, but they are not a healthy choice as part of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 02, 2018
Microbiology
Nematodes are tiny worms, and the floors of the world's oceans are crawling with them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new field that is growing in popularity is palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2018
Cardiology
Life expectancy has improved for Americans over the past 50 years, but researchers involved in a new study theorize that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
While it's necessary to get enough vitamin D in your diet or from the sun, there's another reason some experts a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim