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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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JUL 20, 2016Microbiology
As you can see in the video below, doctors and scientists have been intrigued by the effect gastric bypass surgery has o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2016Immunology
Whether it’s via juice, sauce, or raw fruit, consuming cranberries is one of the best ways to achieve the trifecta ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 20, 2016Health & Medicine
Bowel movements, while not usually a favorite topic of conversation, can be a great way to know more about what’s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2016Health & Medicine
Moms who eat high-fat, high-sugar diets may be putting future generations at risk for metabolic problems, even when thei ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 17, 2016Cancer
As the incidence of type 2 diabetes continues to rise in the U.S., researchers have found a new alarming link: people wi ...JUL 15, 2016Cancer
For decades, doctors and scientists have preached the benefits of a healthy diet and an active lifestyle. Now a new stud ...JUL 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
As soon as a woman becomes pregnant, her doctor will likely prescribe prenatal vitamins to help ensure the mom-to-be and ...JUL 11, 2016Cardiology
Are you eating enough salmon and walnuts? They contain omega-3 fatty acids, which scientists have clearly shown to decre ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 07, 2016Plants & Animals
Lots of reptiles love their protein. They have a constant desire for the stuff to compliment their livestyles, and that& ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 06, 2016Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, mysterious condition about which little is known. It varies between individuals b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2016Videos
Our genes make us. They decide our height, the sound of our voice, and even how athletic we are. Yet, how is it that ide ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 02, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists are stumped after the discovery that sea otters are washing up in large quantities on beaches across the Cali ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2016Videos
On some level, we intuitively know that calories in is much easier than calories out. That is, we can easily consume 400 ...JUN 29, 2016Microbiology
A research team working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the University of Massachusetts has created a se ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2016Microbiology
Carbon fixation is the vital function plants, algae and some bacteria perform in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2016Plants & Animals
What if we told you that giant pandas don’t really have the high metabolisms that you’ve been told they had ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2016Immunology
Findings from a new research study might convince you to feed your gut microbiota a little better. The population of &ld ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 22, 2016Cardiology
The European Society of Cardiology recommends treatment for people with ischemic heart disease (IHD) to achieve low-dens ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 22, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have identified an increase of healthy dietary habits between 1999 and 2012. The data, however, also showed ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 21, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigating modifications to the oxytocin gene (OXT), researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have learned that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2016Plants & Animals
Kopi Luwak, otherwise known as the world’s most expensive coffee, is made from cat poop. Well, almost. It’s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 18, 2016Plants & Animals
Orlando, Florida isn’t the only place in the world where large reptiles are reportedly attempting to consume human ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 18, 2016Microbiology
In a new issue, Science Translational Medicine presents two related papers that demonstrate variations in the gut microb ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2016
Microbiology
As you can see in the video below, doctors and scientists have been intrigued by the effect gastric bypass surgery has o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2016
Immunology
Whether it’s via juice, sauce, or raw fruit, consuming cranberries is one of the best ways to achieve the trifecta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
Bowel movements, while not usually a favorite topic of conversation, can be a great way to know more about what’s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Moms who eat high-fat, high-sugar diets may be putting future generations at risk for metabolic problems, even when thei
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 17, 2016
Cancer
As the incidence of type 2 diabetes continues to rise in the U.S., researchers have found a new alarming link: people wi
...
JUL 15, 2016
Cancer
For decades, doctors and scientists have preached the benefits of a healthy diet and an active lifestyle. Now a new stud
...
JUL 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
As soon as a woman becomes pregnant, her doctor will likely prescribe prenatal vitamins to help ensure the mom-to-be and
...
JUL 11, 2016
Cardiology
Are you eating enough salmon and walnuts? They contain omega-3 fatty acids, which scientists have clearly shown to decre
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Lots of reptiles love their protein. They have a constant desire for the stuff to compliment their livestyles, and that&
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 06, 2016
Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, mysterious condition about which little is known. It varies between individuals b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2016
Videos
Our genes make us. They decide our height, the sound of our voice, and even how athletic we are. Yet, how is it that ide
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 02, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists are stumped after the discovery that sea otters are washing up in large quantities on beaches across the Cali
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2016
Videos
On some level, we intuitively know that calories in is much easier than calories out. That is, we can easily consume 400
...
JUN 29, 2016
Microbiology
A research team working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the University of Massachusetts has created a se
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2016
Microbiology
Carbon fixation is the vital function plants, algae and some bacteria perform in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2016
Plants & Animals
What if we told you that giant pandas don’t really have the high metabolisms that you’ve been told they had
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2016
Immunology
Findings from a new research study might convince you to feed your gut microbiota a little better. The population of &ld
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 22, 2016
Cardiology
The European Society of Cardiology recommends treatment for people with ischemic heart disease (IHD) to achieve low-dens
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have identified an increase of healthy dietary habits between 1999 and 2012. The data, however, also showed
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 21, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigating modifications to the oxytocin gene (OXT), researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have learned that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2016
Plants & Animals
Kopi Luwak, otherwise known as the world’s most expensive coffee, is made from cat poop. Well, almost. It’s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
Orlando, Florida isn’t the only place in the world where large reptiles are reportedly attempting to consume human
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 18, 2016
Microbiology
In a new issue, Science Translational Medicine presents two related papers that demonstrate variations in the gut microb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch