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• Triglycerides
  Cholesterol
  Healthy Aging
  Cell Biology
  Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Molecular Biology
   
  

  Lipid

  Lipids are a class of hydrocarbon-containing organic compounds. Lipids are categorized by the fact that they are soluble in nonpolar solvents (such as ether and chloroform) and are relatively ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Nuclear Energy
  Dietary Supplements and Minerals
   

  Heavy metals

  A heavy metal is any of a number of higher atomic weight elements, which has the properties of a metallic substance at room temperature. Living organisms require trace amounts of some heavy metals, ... > more
• Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  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
• 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
  Botany
  Food and Agriculture
  Food
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Leaf vegetable

  Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. Although they come from a very wide variety ... > more
• Gynecology
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Depression
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Mental Health Research
   

  Premenstrual stress syndrome

  Premenstrual Stress Syndrome (PMS, also called Premenstrual Stress, Premenstrual Tension, PMT, Premenstrual Syndrome, Periodic Mood Swing) is stress which is a physical symptom prior to the onset of ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Vitamin
  Nutrition
  Vegetarian
  Vitamin C
   
  

  Antioxidant

  An antioxidant is a chemical that reduces the rate of particular oxidation reactions in a specific context, where oxidation reactions are chemical reactions that involve the transfer of electrons ... > more
• Triglycerides
  Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Obesity
  Vegetarian
  Diet and Weight Loss
   

  Saturated fat

  Saturated fat is fat that consists of triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acids. Diets high in saturated fat correlate in some studies with an increased incidence of atherosclerosis and ... > more
• Nutrition
  Nutrition Research
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Nutrition

  Nutrition is a science that examines the relationship between diet and health. Dietitians are health professionals who specialize in this area of study, and are trained to provide safe, ... > more
• Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Vitamin A
  Cholesterol
  Healthy Aging
  Diabetes
  Obesity
   
  

  Ketone bodies

  Ketone bodies are three chemicals that are produced as by-products when fatty acids are broken down for energy. Contrary to what the name "bodies" may suggest, these are soluble compounds, not ... > more

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