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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 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The habit that’s shared by at least 50 percent of Americans has been linked to increased longevity in a recent stu ...JUL 11, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Although many have questioned its overall safety and cost benefits, nuclear power remains a major workhorse in low-carbo ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 10, 2017Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic ...JUL 10, 2017Videos
When it comes to food, the possibilities of what you might be craving are endless. You might even start munching on some ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2017Videos
Have you ever thought about what it might be like to eat bugs? Most people get grossed out by the idea, but at least 2 b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 30, 2017Plants & Animals
Mallard ducks are usually humble creatures, feeding on smaller foods like insects, berries, and plants. On the other han ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2017Microbiology
Tooth decay doesn’t just affect adults, it also affects toddlers - a condition called early-childhood caries. Rese ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 22, 2017Cancer
Scientists report that compounds found in turmeric, red grapes, and apple peels could “starve” prostate canc ...JUN 21, 2017Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2017Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria make us humans and other animals smell the way we do? On top of that, animals use that smell ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Orangutans are already a generally elusive animal species considering they’re endangered because of habitat loss a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 09, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Fission based nuclear reactor is a divisive topic: some consider it a part of clean energy family due to zero carbon emi ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 06, 2017Neuroscience
Olive oil has been widely acclaimed as one of the healthier fats to use in cooking and include in a balanced diet. It&rs ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our internal clocks can be affected by food intake.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have come up with a new gastric balloon for patients struggling to lose serious weight. But while similar dev ...MAY 31, 2017Videos
A long-term study following 1200 girls in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco found that girls are indeed starting to g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 31, 2017Neuroscience
Is your brain making you fat? Well, not exactly. A healthy diet without a lot of fat and sugar is a good idea, however, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 28, 2017Plants & Animals
No matter what kind of animal you are, chances are you’re going to have to poop at one point or another. After the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2017Videos
Researchers began to learn more about the community of microbes that resides in our gastrointestinal tract as they gaine ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers that set out to study metabolism in cancer cells came to an interesting conclusion - some kinds of cancer ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2017Cancer
Recent studies have pretty much debunked the myth that obesity can be tied to health and fitness. That is, being “ ...MAY 25, 2017Videos
It's hardly breaking news that living a healthy lifestyle with a good diet and plenty of exercise will pay off in dozens ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2017Plants & Animals
Although World Turtle Day may have come and gone already, it was a fresh new start for an endangered Loggerhead Turtle w ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The habit that’s shared by at least 50 percent of Americans has been linked to increased longevity in a recent stu
...
JUL 11, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Although many have questioned its overall safety and cost benefits, nuclear power remains a major workhorse in low-carbo
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 10, 2017
Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic
...
JUL 10, 2017
Videos
When it comes to food, the possibilities of what you might be craving are endless. You might even start munching on some
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2017
Videos
Have you ever thought about what it might be like to eat bugs? Most people get grossed out by the idea, but at least 2 b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
Mallard ducks are usually humble creatures, feeding on smaller foods like insects, berries, and plants. On the other han
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2017
Microbiology
Tooth decay doesn’t just affect adults, it also affects toddlers - a condition called early-childhood caries. Rese
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 22, 2017
Cancer
Scientists report that compounds found in turmeric, red grapes, and apple peels could “starve” prostate canc
...
JUN 21, 2017
Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2017
Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria make us humans and other animals smell the way we do? On top of that, animals use that smell
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Orangutans are already a generally elusive animal species considering they’re endangered because of habitat loss a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Fission based nuclear reactor is a divisive topic: some consider it a part of clean energy family due to zero carbon emi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 06, 2017
Neuroscience
Olive oil has been widely acclaimed as one of the healthier fats to use in cooking and include in a balanced diet. It&rs
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our internal clocks can be affected by food intake.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have come up with a new gastric balloon for patients struggling to lose serious weight. But while similar dev
...
MAY 31, 2017
Videos
A long-term study following 1200 girls in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco found that girls are indeed starting to g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 31, 2017
Neuroscience
Is your brain making you fat? Well, not exactly. A healthy diet without a lot of fat and sugar is a good idea, however,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
No matter what kind of animal you are, chances are you’re going to have to poop at one point or another. After the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2017
Videos
Researchers began to learn more about the community of microbes that resides in our gastrointestinal tract as they gaine
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers that set out to study metabolism in cancer cells came to an interesting conclusion - some kinds of cancer ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2017
Cancer
Recent studies have pretty much debunked the myth that obesity can be tied to health and fitness. That is, being “
...
MAY 25, 2017
Videos
It's hardly breaking news that living a healthy lifestyle with a good diet and plenty of exercise will pay off in dozens
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
Although World Turtle Day may have come and gone already, it was a fresh new start for an endangered Loggerhead Turtle w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard