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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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MAR 21, 2024Cardiology
Regularly eating small amounts of licorice could raise your blood pressure and change your hormone levels.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 21, 2024Cardiology
Intermittent fasting is linked to up to a 91% increased risk of death due to cardiovascular disease.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 14, 2024Cardiology
Avoiding sweetened drinks may help prevent the development of atrial fibrillation.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 12, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
There are a variety of different type of arthritis, an autoimmune disorder that affects the joints. Arthritis has also b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2024Microbiology
A lung disease called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can have close connections to bacteria in the human g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Labrador retrievers are dogs that are known as friendly and outgoing companions that are good for families. They are lar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2024Cardiology
Greater access to alcohol and ready-to-eat food could harm your heart.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 07, 2024Cannabis Sciences
A study examined the cannabis compound tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and found that it can potentially increase motivati ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAR 07, 2024Immunology
Highlights: Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University f ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 21, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A wealth of research has linked fasting or calorie-restricted diets to health benefits and aging improvements. New work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2024Cardiology
Sugary drinks could be harming your heart and shortening your lifespan, even if you work out regularly.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 05, 2024Cancer
Let’s start with some good news: the number of cancer survivors in the United States continues to grow due to impr ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 01, 2024Immunology
New diets seem to come out daily as more people look to lose weight. One component of a lot of fad diets includes fastin ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJAN 29, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans raise and slaughter vast numbers of animals for our food. All of that meat production has a high environmental co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Telomeres are a kind of protective cap that sit on the ends of chromosomes, and prevent them from degrading. Telomeres a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2024Earth & The Environment
How do microplastics impact marine ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in PLoS One hopes to address as a t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 23, 2024Space & Astronomy
As human spaceflight has advanced, so has the food that astronauts eat during their respective missions. This has evolve ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 19, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects nerves and can impact patients in many different ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that when caloric intake is restricted, lifespan can be increased. But it is not known why. N ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2024Immunology
The new year brings new hope and new goals that are targeted at improving quality of life. One common new year’s r ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeDEC 29, 2023Plants & Animals
The relationship between diet and brain health has been a subject of increasing interest, with a specific interest in di ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 28, 2023Cardiology
Regularly exercising appears to lower the risk of both dementia and cardiovascular disease.Written By: Savannah LoganDEC 27, 2023Cardiology
Americans tend to consume a huge amount of calories and added sugar through snacking.Written By: Savannah LoganDEC 21, 2023Microbiology
Over one billion people in the world can be classified as obese, putting them at increased risk for a variety of disease ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2024
Cardiology
Regularly eating small amounts of licorice could raise your blood pressure and change your hormone levels.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 21, 2024
Cardiology
Intermittent fasting is linked to up to a 91% increased risk of death due to cardiovascular disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 14, 2024
Cardiology
Avoiding sweetened drinks may help prevent the development of atrial fibrillation.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 12, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are a variety of different type of arthritis, an autoimmune disorder that affects the joints. Arthritis has also b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2024
Microbiology
A lung disease called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can have close connections to bacteria in the human g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Labrador retrievers are dogs that are known as friendly and outgoing companions that are good for families. They are lar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2024
Cardiology
Greater access to alcohol and ready-to-eat food could harm your heart.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 07, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
A study examined the cannabis compound tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and found that it can potentially increase motivati
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 07, 2024
Immunology
Highlights: Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University f
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 21, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A wealth of research has linked fasting or calorie-restricted diets to health benefits and aging improvements. New work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2024
Cardiology
Sugary drinks could be harming your heart and shortening your lifespan, even if you work out regularly.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 05, 2024
Cancer
Let’s start with some good news: the number of cancer survivors in the United States continues to grow due to impr
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 01, 2024
Immunology
New diets seem to come out daily as more people look to lose weight. One component of a lot of fad diets includes fastin
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JAN 29, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans raise and slaughter vast numbers of animals for our food. All of that meat production has a high environmental co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Telomeres are a kind of protective cap that sit on the ends of chromosomes, and prevent them from degrading. Telomeres a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How do microplastics impact marine ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in PLoS One hopes to address as a t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 23, 2024
Space & Astronomy
As human spaceflight has advanced, so has the food that astronauts eat during their respective missions. This has evolve
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 19, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects nerves and can impact patients in many different ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that when caloric intake is restricted, lifespan can be increased. But it is not known why. N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2024
Immunology
The new year brings new hope and new goals that are targeted at improving quality of life. One common new year’s r
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
DEC 29, 2023
Plants & Animals
The relationship between diet and brain health has been a subject of increasing interest, with a specific interest in di
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 28, 2023
Cardiology
Regularly exercising appears to lower the risk of both dementia and cardiovascular disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
DEC 27, 2023
Cardiology
Americans tend to consume a huge amount of calories and added sugar through snacking.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
DEC 21, 2023
Microbiology
Over one billion people in the world can be classified as obese, putting them at increased risk for a variety of disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch