Diet and Weight Loss Articles

• Colitis
  Crohn's Disease
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Foodborne Illness
  Colon Cancer
  Healthy Aging
   

  Diarrhea

  Diarrhea (American English) or diarrhoea (Commonwealth English) is a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery, chunky, or loose bowel movements. In the Third World, diarrhea is the ... > more
• Cosmetic Surgery
  Obesity
  Skin Care
  Healthy Aging
  Psoriasis
  Skin Cancer
   
  

  Cellulite

  Cellulite describes dimpling of skin, caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous fat into the dermis creating an undulating dermal-subcutaneous fat junction adipose ... > more
• Eating Disorders
  Eating Disorder Research
  Nutrition Research
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Mental Health Research
  Psychiatry
   
  

  Eating disorder

  An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating), too limited ... > more
• Immune System
  Arthritis
  Crohn's Disease
  Skin Care
  Allergy
  Joint Pain
   

  Inflammation

  Inflammation is the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation and may be referred to as the innate cascade. Inflammation is characterised by the following quintet: redness ... > more
• Arthritis
  Joint Pain
  Osteoporosis
  Pain Control
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   

  Osteoarthritis

  Osteoarthritis (OA, also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, and sometimes referred to as "arthrosis" or "osteoarthrosis"), is a condition in which low-grade inflammation ... > more
• Nutrition
  Vegetarian
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diabetes
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Whole grain

  Whole grains are cereal grains which retain the bran and germ as well as the endosperm, in contrast to refined grains which retain only the endosperm. Whole meal products are made from whole grain ... > more
• Dietary Supplement
  Cholesterol
  Triglycerides
  Alternative Medicine
  Heartburn
  Nutrition
   
  

  Fatty acid

  A fatty acid is a carboxylic acid (or organic acid), often with a long aliphatic tail (long chains), either saturated or unsaturated. Depending on the context, fatty acids may be assumed to have at ... > more
• Epilepsy Research
  Epilepsy
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Illness
  Birth Defects
   

  Epilepsy

  Epilepsy (sometimes referred to as a seizure disorder) is a common chronic neurological condition that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked epileptic seizures. These seizures are transient signs ... > more
• Nutrition
  Nutrition Research
  Vegetarian
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Diet and Weight Loss
   
  

  Veganism

  Veganism (also known as strict vegetarianism or pure vegetarianism) is a philosophy and lifestyle that avoids using animals and animal products for food, clothing and other purposes. In practice, a ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
  Obesity
   
  

  Weight machine

  A weight machine is an exercise machine used for weight training that uses gravity as the primary source of resistance, and a combination of simple machines to convey that resistance to the person ... > more

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