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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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APR 28, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A genetic variation has evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations, such as ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 27, 2016Plants & Animals
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The strict ketogenic diet was used in medicine to treat intractable epilepsy long before it became a popular weight loss ...APR 14, 2016Health & Medicine
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Scientists are reviving an 18th century therapy involving maggots and adding their own 21st century twist to treat infec ...MAR 28, 2016Cardiology
It may be hard to believe, but fruit flies have surprisingly similar sleeping habits to humans. To determine the relatio ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 27, 2016Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 26, 2016Plants & Animals
Cats and dogs seem to be the bane of each others’ existence. Dogs can’t help by bark at cats, and cats can&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 23, 2016Cardiology
To reduce risk of heart attack, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle are clear. But genetics can still stack the deck. A ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 21, 2016Immunology
Were you born in the summer, fall, winter or spring? Scientists believe that birth season impacts risk of developing cer ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 21, 2016Microbiology
A new strain of bacteria in the mouth may offer a way to keep bad bacteria in check—and could lead to a way t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 18, 2016Videos
Lung cancer causes the most cancer deaths in the United States, upwards of 150,000 people are expected to die this year ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 17, 2016Videos
Imagine it's dinnertime, and you're at your favorite restaurant waiting for your meal to arrive. Just the aromas of the ...MAR 16, 2016Health & Medicine
In a new study of mice with diabetes, scientists gained large insight into the growing prevalence of diabetes, especiall ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Obesity and low-grade inflammation often go hand-in-hand with diabetes and heart disease. When lifestyle changes are not ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 28, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic variation has evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations, such as
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
Chameleons are interesting animals not only because of their ability to blend in with their surroundings by changing the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 27, 2016
Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d
...
APR 23, 2016
Cancer
As the weather gets warmer, many people will break out the grills for summer barbeques. But a new study suggests that we
...
APR 22, 2016
Videos
Vestigial structures take many forms: organs, behaviors, and even biochemical processes. Their defining characteristic i
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
For atherosclerosis patients who experience a wide range of side effects to cholesterol-lowering drugs, an alternate opt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2016
Cancer
The strict ketogenic diet was used in medicine to treat intractable epilepsy long before it became a popular weight loss
...
APR 14, 2016
Health & Medicine
Linoleic acid, the primary component of many vegetable oils, has long been thought to be more heart healthy than butter
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2016
Health & Medicine
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that is directly related to a misdirected immune response to gluten, a protein
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 08, 2016
Videos
Your body needs energy to keep your organs going and to move around. You get energy by consuming calories. If you don't
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
When it comes to protecting their farms, farmers will stop at nothing to keep their livestock safe. At least, that&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2016
Cancer
Economic prosperity is the goal of every nation. But there’s a health cost associated with the increased developme
...
MAR 30, 2016
Videos
Contrary to popular belief, when pets, like cats and dogs, nibble on grass it does not necessarily indicate that they ar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists are reviving an 18th century therapy involving maggots and adding their own 21st century twist to treat infec
...
MAR 28, 2016
Cardiology
It may be hard to believe, but fruit flies have surprisingly similar sleeping habits to humans. To determine the relatio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 27, 2016
Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
Cats and dogs seem to be the bane of each others’ existence. Dogs can’t help by bark at cats, and cats can&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 23, 2016
Cardiology
To reduce risk of heart attack, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle are clear. But genetics can still stack the deck. A
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 21, 2016
Immunology
Were you born in the summer, fall, winter or spring? Scientists believe that birth season impacts risk of developing cer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 21, 2016
Microbiology
A new strain of bacteria in the mouth may offer a way to keep bad bacteria in check—and could lead to a way t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 18, 2016
Videos
Lung cancer causes the most cancer deaths in the United States, upwards of 150,000 people are expected to die this year
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 17, 2016
Videos
Imagine it's dinnertime, and you're at your favorite restaurant waiting for your meal to arrive. Just the aromas of the
...
MAR 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
In a new study of mice with diabetes, scientists gained large insight into the growing prevalence of diabetes, especiall
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Obesity and low-grade inflammation often go hand-in-hand with diabetes and heart disease. When lifestyle changes are not
...
Written By:
Kara Marker