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  Pollution
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
   

  Lead poisoning

  Lead poisoning is a condition, also known as plumbism or painter's colic, caused by increased blood serum lead levels. The symptoms of lead poisoning include neurological problems, such as reduced ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Nervous System
   
  

  Neurotransmitter

  Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are used to relay, amplify and modulate electrical signals between a neuron and another cell. Substances that act as neurotransmitters can be roughly categorized ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Nutrition
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Triglycerides
   
  

  Olive oil

  Olive oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the Olive tree, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is used in cooking, cosmetics, soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil ... > more
• Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
  Vegetarian
  Food
  Healthy Aging
  Trees
   
  

  Kiwifruit

  The kiwifruit is the edible fruit of a Cultivar Group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia. It is marketed worldwide as kiwifruit ... > more
• Vitamin
  Vitamin B
  Dietary Supplement
  Vitamin D
  Vitamin C
  Vitamin A
   
  

  Vitamin K

  Vitamin K denotes a group of 2-methilo-naphthoquinone derivatives. They are human vitamins, lipophilic (i.e., soluble in lipids) and therefore hydrophobic (i.e., insoluble in water). They are needed ... > more
• Fitness
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Fibromyalgia
  Muscular Dystrophy
  Life Sciences
   
  

  Skeletal muscle

  Skeletal muscle is a type of striated muscle, attached to the skeleton. Skeletal muscles are used to facilitate movement, by applying force to bones and joints; via contraction. They generally ... > more
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
  Obesity
   
  

  Sugar

  In general use, "sugar" is taken to mean sucrose, also called "table sugar" or saccharose, a disaccharide which is a white crystalline solid. It is the most commonly used sugar for altering the ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Accident and Trauma
  Obesity
  Healthy Aging
  Skin Care
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Burn (injury)

  A burn is a type of injury to the skin caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, or radiation (an example of the latter is sunburn). Scalding is a specific type of burning that is caused by hot ... > more
• 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
• Nutrition
  Cholesterol
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Vegetarian
  Diabetes
   

  Mediterranean diet

  The Mediterranean diet is a modern nutritional model inspired by the traditional dietary patterns of some of the countries of the Mediterranean basin, particularly Southern Italy, Greece, Cyprus, ... > more
• Gynecology
  Fungus
  Microbiology
  Beer and Wine
  Genetics
  Geochemistry
   
  

  Yeast

  Yeasts constitute a group of single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread, ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. Most ... > more
• 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

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