Dietary Supplement Articles

• Hypertension
  Diabetes
  Healthy Aging
  Dietary Supplement
  Bone and Spine
  Nutrition
   
  

  Collagen

  Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals and the most abundant protein in mammals. It is one of the long, fibrous structural proteins whose functions are quite different from ... > more
• Vitamin D
  Vitamin
  Vitamin B
  Dietary Supplement
  Vitamin A
  Vitamin C
   
  

  Vitamin D

  Vitamin D is a fat-soluble steroid hormone precursor that contributes to the maintenance of normal levels of calcium and phosphorus in the bloodstream. Strictly speaking, it is not a vitamin since ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Menopause
  Molecular Biology
  Prostate Cancer
  Cell Biology
  Diabetes
   

  Hormone

  A hormone is a chemical messenger from one cell (or group of cells) to another. All multicellular organisms produce hormones including plants. The best-known animal (and human) hormones are those ... > more
• Food
  Vegetarian
  Nutrition
  Botany
  Staying Healthy
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Vegetable

  Vegetable is a culinary term. Its definition has no scientific value and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. All parts of herbaceous plants eaten as food by humans, whole or in part, are generally ... > more
• Vitamin
  Vitamin A
  Vitamin D
  Vitamin B
  Dietary Supplement
  Vitamin C
   
  

  Retinol

  Retinol, the animal form of vitamin A, is a yellow fat-soluble, antioxidant vitamin important in vision and bone growth. It belongs to the family of chemical compounds known as retinoids. Retinol is ... > more
• Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Sports Science
  Sports Medicine
  Materials Science
  Organic Chemistry
   
  

  Radical (chemistry)

  In chemistry, radicals (often referred to as free radicals) are atomic or molecular species with unpaired electrons on an otherwise open shell configuration. These unpaired electrons are usually ... > more
• Gastrointestinal Problems
  Molecular Biology
  Cell Biology
  Genetics
  Stem Cells
  Heartburn
   
  

  Parietal cell

  Parietal cells (also called oxyntic cells) are the stomach epithelium cells which secrete gastric acid. Parietal cells produce gastric acid (hydrochloric acid) in response to histamine (via H2 ... > more
• Vitamin A
  Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Food
   
  

  Carrot

  The carrot is a root vegetable, typically orange or white in colour with a woody texture. The edible part of a carrot is a taproot. Beta carotene, a dimer of Vitamin A, is abundant in the carrot and ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Dietary Supplement
  Triglycerides
  Nutrition
  Food
  Obesity
   
  

  Omega-3 fatty acid

  Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids found in oil from oily fish and vegetable sources such as the seeds of chia, perilla, flax, purslane, lingonberry and hemp. Omega-3 fatty acids are ... > more
• Alternative Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Personalized Medicine
  Pain Control
   
  

  Herbalism

  Herbalism, also known as phytotherapy, is folk and traditional medicinal practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. The use of herbs to treat disease is almost universal among ... > more

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