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• Vitamin D
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Vitamin
  Osteoporosis
   
  

  Rickets

  Osteomalacia, also known as rickets, is among the most frequent childhood diseases in developing countries. The predominant cause is a vitamin D deficiency, but lack of adequate calcium in the diet ... > more
• Nutrition
  Staying Healthy
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Vegetarian
  Diet and Weight Loss
   
  

  Food groups

  The food groups are part of a method of classification for the various foods that humans consume in their everyday lives, based on the nutritional properties of these types of foods and their ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
  Heart Disease
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diet and Weight Loss
   
  

  Dehydration

  Dehydration is the removal of water from an object. Medically, dehydration is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which the body contains an insufficient volume of water for ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Cholesterol
  Triglycerides
  Vioxx
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Ischaemic heart disease

  Ischaemic (or ischemic) heart disease is a disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart. It is the most common cause of death in most western countries. Ischaemia means a "reduced blood ... > more
• Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Vitamin
  Vitamin A
  Nutrition
  Endangered Plants
  Vitamin E
   
  

  Micronutrient

  Micronutrients are essential elements needed by life in small quantities. They include microminerals and Vitamins. Microminerals or trace elements include at least iron, cobalt, chromium, copper, ... > more
• Food Additives
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Nutrition
  Healthy Aging
  Obesity
  Sports Medicine
   

  Sugar substitute

  A sugar substitute, or artificial sweetener, is a food additive which duplicates the effect of sugar or corn syrup in taste, but often with less food energy. In the United States, five artificially ... > more
• Fitness
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
   
  

  Bodybuilding

  Bodybuilding is the process of developing muscle fibres through the combination of weight training, increased caloric intake, and rest. Someone who engages in this activity is referred to as a ... > more
• Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Cholesterol
   
  

  Meat

  Meat is animal tissue used as food. It not only refers to muscle tissue, but also includes fat or non-muscle organs such as lungs, liver, and kidney. All muscle tissue is very high in protein ... > more
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Triglycerides
  Obesity
  Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  High fructose corn syrup

  High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a newer and sweeter form of corn syrup. Like ordinary corn syrup, it is made from corn starch using enzymes. High fructose corn syrup is cited by some nutritionists ... > more
• Fisheries
  Fish
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Food and Agriculture
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Halibut

  A halibut is a type of flatfish from the family of the righteye flounders (Pleuronectidae). This name is derived from Dutch heilbot. Halibut live in both the North Pacific and the North Atlantic ... > more

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