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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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DEC 12, 2015Health & Medicine
For the first time in history, non-infectious diseases are killing more people than infectious diseases. Non-infectious ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 04, 2015Immunology
In a novel study demonstrating the influence of the immune system on gut bacteria evolution, scientists from the Insitit ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 04, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Personalized, precise, targeted medicine is the latest trend in clinical healthcare. Could personalized diets be next? A ...DEC 03, 2015Cardiology
A large amount of energy is required for cardiomyocytes, muscle cells of the heart, to perform all of the vital function ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2015Plants & Animals
Boa constrictors strangle their prey to death before feasting, hence the word “constrictor” in its name, so ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2015Immunology
Bats may be able to defend against pathogens differently than other mammals because their immunological first line of de ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2015Cannabis Sciences
According to the Journal of American Medicine, more than one-third of US Adults are considered obese. The annual medical ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 19, 2015Health & Medicine
Obese women have a higher risk of complications during pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, hypertension, and postpartum wei ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 18, 2015Videos
Your body uses the different foods that you consume for different purposes. Among some of the most common are meats and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In addition to ward off scurvy, is vitamin C also able to kill off cancer cells? That’s the latest claim from the ...NOV 16, 2015Microbiology
Researchers now have a better understanding of how gut microbes contribute to obesity. Mammals have white and bro ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 12, 2015Health & Medicine
Aside from making it difficult to fit into pants, sporting a so-called beer belly or mushy middle may actually kill you! ...NOV 07, 2015Videos
Our society is obsessed with health. We want to feel good and look healthy, but most of us are less inclined have to act ...NOV 06, 2015Plants & Animals
Come Fall each year, the leaves on the trees turn a beautiful orange/brown/yellow color that makes the world look like s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 05, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 29, 2015Neuroscience
The saying “You are what you eat” is proving pretty accurate in regards to diet and brain health. Two studie ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 27, 2015Immunology
We depend on our immune cells to protect us against infections from foreign invaders like bacteria, viruses, and parasit ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 26, 2015Cancer
It seems like almost anything these days can be a trigger for various forms of cancer. The latest findings from research ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 15, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Neural stem cells give rise to neurons, which are the cells which make up the nervous system including the brain. They a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 08, 2015Neuroscience
When the subject of early human species comes up, the focus tends to be on bones. Researchers want to know how big they ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 05, 2015Immunology
In the past couple of years, increased appearance of the "gluten-free" label has been seen on products on groc ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 02, 2015Cancer
Are taller people more likely to develop cancer than shorter people? It’s a theory that has been tossed around for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2015Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 23, 2015Health & Medicine
It wasn’t too long ago that an infographic revealing what your body does just one our after consuming a can of Coc ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
For the first time in history, non-infectious diseases are killing more people than infectious diseases. Non-infectious
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 04, 2015
Immunology
In a novel study demonstrating the influence of the immune system on gut bacteria evolution, scientists from the Insitit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 04, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Personalized, precise, targeted medicine is the latest trend in clinical healthcare. Could personalized diets be next? A
...
DEC 03, 2015
Cardiology
A large amount of energy is required for cardiomyocytes, muscle cells of the heart, to perform all of the vital function
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2015
Plants & Animals
Boa constrictors strangle their prey to death before feasting, hence the word “constrictor” in its name, so
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2015
Immunology
Bats may be able to defend against pathogens differently than other mammals because their immunological first line of de
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2015
Cannabis Sciences
According to the Journal of American Medicine, more than one-third of US Adults are considered obese. The annual medical
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 19, 2015
Health & Medicine
Obese women have a higher risk of complications during pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, hypertension, and postpartum wei
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 18, 2015
Videos
Your body uses the different foods that you consume for different purposes. Among some of the most common are meats and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In addition to ward off scurvy, is vitamin C also able to kill off cancer cells? That’s the latest claim from the
...
NOV 16, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers now have a better understanding of how gut microbes contribute to obesity. Mammals have white and bro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Aside from making it difficult to fit into pants, sporting a so-called beer belly or mushy middle may actually kill you!
...
NOV 07, 2015
Videos
Our society is obsessed with health. We want to feel good and look healthy, but most of us are less inclined have to act
...
NOV 06, 2015
Plants & Animals
Come Fall each year, the leaves on the trees turn a beautiful orange/brown/yellow color that makes the world look like s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 29, 2015
Neuroscience
The saying “You are what you eat” is proving pretty accurate in regards to diet and brain health. Two studie
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 27, 2015
Immunology
We depend on our immune cells to protect us against infections from foreign invaders like bacteria, viruses, and parasit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 26, 2015
Cancer
It seems like almost anything these days can be a trigger for various forms of cancer. The latest findings from research
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 15, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neural stem cells give rise to neurons, which are the cells which make up the nervous system including the brain. They a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 08, 2015
Neuroscience
When the subject of early human species comes up, the focus tends to be on bones. Researchers want to know how big they
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 05, 2015
Immunology
In the past couple of years, increased appearance of the "gluten-free" label has been seen on products on groc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 02, 2015
Cancer
Are taller people more likely to develop cancer than shorter people? It’s a theory that has been tossed around for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
It wasn’t too long ago that an infographic revealing what your body does just one our after consuming a can of Coc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard