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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 23, 2015Technology
Some 2.5 million years ago, early humans survived on a paltry diet of plants. As the human brain expanded, however, it r ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 20, 2015Cancer
Monash scientists have discovered a molecule that is crucial to the survival of stem cells in the intestine.
...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 19, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 18, 2015Neuroscience
The Holy Grail in any progressive disease is to find it early enough to start effective treatment before irreversible da ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 15, 2015Plants & Animals
For some people, the price of a pet's health is never too high: A team of veterinarians in Scotland performed a set of o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Health & Medicine
A recent study of the association between vegetarian dietary patterns and colorectal cancers has concluded that ve ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 12, 2015Health & Medicine
Happy World Kidney Day! Now go drink some water!
Eating a healthy and balanced food is important in order to ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 10, 2015Health & Medicine
The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body, collectively called the microbiome, are estimated to weigh two to ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 08, 2015Plants & Animals
Ask a social butterfly where she got that great dress, and she'll say, "This old thing?" and then tell you its entire hi ...Written By: Greg CruikshankMAR 05, 2015Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 02, 2015Plants & Animals
A rare and stunning creature may soon go the way of the dodo bird if scientists are correct in their predictions. The bl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 15, 2015Health & Medicine
The combination of colder winter weather in some areas and the holidays can create a one two punch of too much food and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 10, 2014Health & Medicine
Most people have heard that artificial sweeteners help with weight loss and diabetes prevention. According to a new stud ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 02, 2014Microbiology
The bacteria in our bodies outnumber our own cells by about 100 times. So, who's in charge? Sometimes it's all about the ...Written By: Peter MicheliAUG 25, 2014Videos
Boil water. Toss in ramen. Eat. But eater beware: the occasional bite may save you time, yet a steady diet of this high- ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAY 05, 2014Earth & The Environment
What could have a more natural and positive effect on climate change than agriculture? Contrary to what you may think, t ...APR 18, 2014Health & Medicine
An advertising campaign for a popular candy bar uses the phrase "you're not you when you're hungry" in humorous commerci ...FEB 26, 2014Microbiology
We ask a lot of our teeth, and they are incredibly durable. Not only are they durable during our lifetime, they outlast ...FEB 13, 2014Genetics & Genomics
While you may know that polar bears adapt to their extremely cold environment, you probably don't know how they do it. N ...JAN 31, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Can you lose weight by inducing fat cells to burn other fat cells? That's a little simplistic, but that's the gist of a ...DEC 26, 2013Genetics & Genomics
While DNA forms the basis of life, it can also go astray, causing problems within the human body. One such variety of tr ...DEC 24, 2013Plants & Animals
There aren't many fans of spiders, and most people probably don't spend much time worrying about what spiders eat. The a ...
MAR 23, 2015
Technology
Some 2.5 million years ago, early humans survived on a paltry diet of plants. As the human brain expanded, however, it r
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 20, 2015
Cancer
Monash scientists have discovered a molecule that is crucial to the survival of stem cells in the intestine.
...
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 19, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 18, 2015
Neuroscience
The Holy Grail in any progressive disease is to find it early enough to start effective treatment before irreversible da
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 15, 2015
Plants & Animals
For some people, the price of a pet's health is never too high: A team of veterinarians in Scotland performed a set of o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2015
Health & Medicine
A recent study of the association between vegetarian dietary patterns and colorectal cancers has concluded that ve ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Happy World Kidney Day! Now go drink some water!
Eating a healthy and balanced food is important in order to ...
Eating a healthy and balanced food is important in order to ...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 10, 2015
Health & Medicine
The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body, collectively called the microbiome, are estimated to weigh two to
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 08, 2015
Plants & Animals
Ask a social butterfly where she got that great dress, and she'll say, "This old thing?" and then tell you its entire hi
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
MAR 05, 2015
Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 02, 2015
Plants & Animals
A rare and stunning creature may soon go the way of the dodo bird if scientists are correct in their predictions. The bl
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 15, 2015
Health & Medicine
The combination of colder winter weather in some areas and the holidays can create a one two punch of too much food and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 10, 2014
Health & Medicine
Most people have heard that artificial sweeteners help with weight loss and diabetes prevention. According to a new stud
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 02, 2014
Microbiology
The bacteria in our bodies outnumber our own cells by about 100 times. So, who's in charge? Sometimes it's all about the
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
AUG 25, 2014
Videos
Boil water. Toss in ramen. Eat. But eater beware: the occasional bite may save you time, yet a steady diet of this high-
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAY 05, 2014
Earth & The Environment
What could have a more natural and positive effect on climate change than agriculture? Contrary to what you may think, t
...
APR 18, 2014
Health & Medicine
An advertising campaign for a popular candy bar uses the phrase "you're not you when you're hungry" in humorous commerci
...
FEB 26, 2014
Microbiology
We ask a lot of our teeth, and they are incredibly durable. Not only are they durable during our lifetime, they outlast
...
FEB 13, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
While you may know that polar bears adapt to their extremely cold environment, you probably don't know how they do it. N
...
JAN 31, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Can you lose weight by inducing fat cells to burn other fat cells? That's a little simplistic, but that's the gist of a
...
DEC 26, 2013
Genetics & Genomics
While DNA forms the basis of life, it can also go astray, causing problems within the human body. One such variety of tr
...
DEC 24, 2013
Plants & Animals
There aren't many fans of spiders, and most people probably don't spend much time worrying about what spiders eat. The a
...