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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 24, 2018Health & Medicine
Experts in the medical field, nutrition and fitness professionals and health educators all advise against the dangers of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 23, 2018Plants & Animals
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Inflammation caused by harmful oxidized lipids increases in individuals with obesity and may contribute to chronic disea ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 23, 2018Cancer
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Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2018Videos
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When a person ingests anything, be it food, drink or medication, it gets broken down in the bloodstream so that cells ca ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A recent research study on mouse models found that periodic treatment of estrogen and bazeedoxifene has affected estroge ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 19, 2018Health & Medicine
Come out, come out, wherever you are. Summer is nearly upon us, and you can’t hide under layers of sweaters ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 15, 2018Health & Medicine
Eating a healthy diet has many benefits. Weight management, cardiovascular health, stress reduction and a reduced risk o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 15, 2018Videos
I can’t be the only one with a sometimes-uncontrollable sweet tooth. But what’s the deal – why do I li ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have determined a cause of irritable bowel syndrome and disease, which impacts over ten percent of the world' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2018Health & Medicine
It’s no secret that practicing a healthy lifestyle can help you live longer and feel better. Exercise and a n ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 13, 2018Cardiology
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The innumerable amounts of plastic and bits of trash that reside in Earth’s oceans have been wreaking a lot of hav ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2018Health & Medicine
There are a lot of popular diets out there that promise weight loss, better health and even protection against heart dis ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 24, 2018
Health & Medicine
Experts in the medical field, nutrition and fitness professionals and health educators all advise against the dangers of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
Throughout West Africa’s Taï National Park, the miniature mangabey monkey scavenges on the remnants of hard n
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 23, 2018
Immunology
Inflammation caused by harmful oxidized lipids increases in individuals with obesity and may contribute to chronic disea
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 23, 2018
Cancer
A new study in July's JAMA Oncology outlines the results of a 4-year study in New Zealand focused on vitamin D and if it
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 18, 2018
Health & Medicine
Home DNA kits are extremely popular now. Bringing DNA and genetic testing to the home market is a huge advance in scienc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
It’s been said that “you are what you eat” but with so many diet plans and trends, it can be hard to c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 15, 2018
Videos
Researchers can look at isotopes in hair and bone samples to see whether people were vegetarians or omnivores. They can
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 11, 2018
Health & Medicine
Nutrition is important, and eating a healthy diet is the best way to manage weight, stay fit and reduce the risk of some
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 09, 2018
Videos
In southern European countries, the "Mediterranean Diet" is widespread and lauded as a healthy way to eat. It
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
Hydraulic fracturing, AKA, "fracking" is a process that extracts oil and gas from shale deposits deep in the e
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 05, 2018
Videos
Hippocrates, the father of medicine was famous for saying, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food&rdquo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 03, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Videos
The Keto diet is very popular with people who want to cut carbs and lose weight, but it’s not without its drawback
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
When a person ingests anything, be it food, drink or medication, it gets broken down in the bloodstream so that cells ca
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent research study on mouse models found that periodic treatment of estrogen and bazeedoxifene has affected estroge
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 19, 2018
Health & Medicine
Come out, come out, wherever you are. Summer is nearly upon us, and you can’t hide under layers of sweaters
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 15, 2018
Health & Medicine
Eating a healthy diet has many benefits. Weight management, cardiovascular health, stress reduction and a reduced risk o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 15, 2018
Videos
I can’t be the only one with a sometimes-uncontrollable sweet tooth. But what’s the deal – why do I li
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have determined a cause of irritable bowel syndrome and disease, which impacts over ten percent of the world'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
It’s no secret that practicing a healthy lifestyle can help you live longer and feel better. Exercise and a n
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 13, 2018
Cardiology
The amount of red meat that’s recommended for promoting heart health is, not surprisingly, much lower than the amo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
The innumerable amounts of plastic and bits of trash that reside in Earth’s oceans have been wreaking a lot of hav
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
There are a lot of popular diets out there that promise weight loss, better health and even protection against heart dis
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim