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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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OCT 05, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists seem to always be finding new species out there, but sometimes we find them in the most unlikely of places. & ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2016Immunology
A diet high in fat from specific sources is uniquely responsible for contributing to intestinal cancer through promoting ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 28, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacteria present in poop can sway the fat content in our bodies. This is the startling conclusion scientists made after ...SEP 28, 2016Plants & Animals
It’s long been thought that mammals are the only kinds of animals that even bother to chew their food starting in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2016Cardiology
A nutritious diet and regular exercise habits is a tried and true recipe for successful weight loss, but many overweight ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 22, 2016Earth & The Environment
There is a hidden door behind the controversy of eating a vegetarian or vegan diet. Many people choose to be vegetarians ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 21, 2016Neuroscience
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a big deal, for the patient and also for family members who now have to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 20, 2016Earth & The Environment
Researchers have known for decades that women tend to beat men on environmental metrics. They generally&n ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 19, 2016Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, where about 610,000 people die ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging has long been a bane of human existence and people seem to have tried everything to delay or stop it. Resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2016Neuroscience
The Mediterranean diet is one that is known to be heart healthy. Study after study has shown that eating a diet that is ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2016Cancer
A common trace element may influence liver cancer risks, researchers from Germany reported. Specifically, the study foun ...SEP 06, 2016Plants & Animals
It was a normal day above the ocean, but scientists would soon realize that after sending an observation sub up to 2,000 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 06, 2016Videos
We've all heard of the age-old advice, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day" for good health. For reference that' ...SEP 01, 2016Immunology
Special viruses called bacteriophage infect bacteria, but they don’t always kill their target. In fact, a recent d ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 31, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from the University of Minnesota uncovered startling differences between the gut microbiomes of captive and ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 29, 2016Videos
Lots of people get enjoyment out of feeding wild birds and ducks, primarily with stale or uneaten white bread that might ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 29, 2016Cancer
A recent study recently found that being overweight is now linked to 8 more cancers, including stomach and pancreatic ca ...AUG 24, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: iStockphoto Preschool children with a peanut allergy were able to start eating peanuts after taking part i ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 24, 2016Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These di ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 23, 2016Immunology
Too much inflammation lies at the root of many diseases, one being atherosclerosis. In a new study from Michigan State U ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 20, 2016Microbiology
Honey bee viruses. It’s safe to say that’s the first time I’ve strung those three words together. Hone ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 18, 2016Videos
Across the globe, women are outliving men, and not by a small margin either. According to the latest report by the Cente ...AUG 16, 2016Cardiology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A protein called IGF-1, which is found in high levels in young people, might offer a way to pr ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists seem to always be finding new species out there, but sometimes we find them in the most unlikely of places. &
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2016
Immunology
A diet high in fat from specific sources is uniquely responsible for contributing to intestinal cancer through promoting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacteria present in poop can sway the fat content in our bodies. This is the startling conclusion scientists made after
...
SEP 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
It’s long been thought that mammals are the only kinds of animals that even bother to chew their food starting in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 24, 2016
Cardiology
A nutritious diet and regular exercise habits is a tried and true recipe for successful weight loss, but many overweight
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 22, 2016
Earth & The Environment
There is a hidden door behind the controversy of eating a vegetarian or vegan diet. Many people choose to be vegetarians
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 21, 2016
Neuroscience
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a big deal, for the patient and also for family members who now have to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 20, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Researchers have known for decades that women tend to beat men on environmental metrics. They generally&n
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 19, 2016
Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, where about 610,000 people die
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging has long been a bane of human existence and people seem to have tried everything to delay or stop it. Resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2016
Neuroscience
The Mediterranean diet is one that is known to be heart healthy. Study after study has shown that eating a diet that is
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2016
Cancer
A common trace element may influence liver cancer risks, researchers from Germany reported. Specifically, the study foun
...
SEP 06, 2016
Plants & Animals
It was a normal day above the ocean, but scientists would soon realize that after sending an observation sub up to 2,000
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 06, 2016
Videos
We've all heard of the age-old advice, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day" for good health. For reference that'
...
SEP 01, 2016
Immunology
Special viruses called bacteriophage infect bacteria, but they don’t always kill their target. In fact, a recent d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 31, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from the University of Minnesota uncovered startling differences between the gut microbiomes of captive and
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 29, 2016
Videos
Lots of people get enjoyment out of feeding wild birds and ducks, primarily with stale or uneaten white bread that might
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2016
Cancer
A recent study recently found that being overweight is now linked to 8 more cancers, including stomach and pancreatic ca
...
AUG 24, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: iStockphoto Preschool children with a peanut allergy were able to start eating peanuts after taking part i
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 24, 2016
Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These di
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 23, 2016
Immunology
Too much inflammation lies at the root of many diseases, one being atherosclerosis. In a new study from Michigan State U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 20, 2016
Microbiology
Honey bee viruses. It’s safe to say that’s the first time I’ve strung those three words together. Hone
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 18, 2016
Videos
Across the globe, women are outliving men, and not by a small margin either. According to the latest report by the Cente
...
AUG 16, 2016
Cardiology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A protein called IGF-1, which is found in high levels in young people, might offer a way to pr
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)