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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 26, 2018Health & 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 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
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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
The amount of red meat that’s recommended for promoting heart health is, not surprisingly, much lower than the amo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 12, 2018Plants & 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 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 KimJUN 11, 2018Cardiology
The newest fruit under study for promoting heart health is the mango. Now demonstrated to be effective at lowering blood ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 10, 2018Earth & The Environment
Rice is the primary food source for more than 2 billion people worldwide. That means that roughly quarter of all people ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 08, 2018Health & Medicine
There are entire stores dedicated to selling vitamins and supplements. The Internet is also full of sites that tout the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 07, 2018Health & Medicine
Staying well is about more than diet, exercise and getting proper medical care. Self-care is essential as well, and part ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s oceans and the animals that inhabit them are experiencing a crisis; rogue pieces of plastic pollution pose ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 04, 2018Plants & Animals
Your appetite grows whenever you smell something delicious or lay eyes upon scrumptious-looking food. But you just might ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 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 Amin
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
JUN 11, 2018
Cardiology
The newest fruit under study for promoting heart health is the mango. Now demonstrated to be effective at lowering blood
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 10, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Rice is the primary food source for more than 2 billion people worldwide. That means that roughly quarter of all people
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
There are entire stores dedicated to selling vitamins and supplements. The Internet is also full of sites that tout the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 07, 2018
Health & Medicine
Staying well is about more than diet, exercise and getting proper medical care. Self-care is essential as well, and part
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s oceans and the animals that inhabit them are experiencing a crisis; rogue pieces of plastic pollution pose
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
Your appetite grows whenever you smell something delicious or lay eyes upon scrumptious-looking food. But you just might
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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