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• Triglycerides
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  Unsaturated fat

  An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is one or more double bond in the fatty acid chain. A fat molecule is monounsaturated if it contains one double bond, and polyunsaturated if ... > more
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  Vegetarian
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  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
• Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Triglycerides
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  Cholesterol
   
  

  Glycemic index

  Glycemic index (also glycaemic index, GI) is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their immediate effect on blood glucose levels. It compares carbohydrates gram for gram in individual foods, ... > more
• Diet and Weight Loss
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  Dieting

  Dieting is the practice of eating (and drinking) in a regulated fashion to achieve a particular, short-term objective. This is distinct from the more basic concept of "diet," which addresses the ... > more
• Vitamin
  Vitamin B
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  B vitamins

  Vitamin B is a complex of several vitamins. The name arises because it was once considered a single vitamin, much like Vitamin C or Vitamin ... > more
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  Meat analogue

  A meat analogue (Also called meat substitute or mock meat) is a food product that approximates the aesthetic qualities and/or chemical characteristics of certain types of meat. Some meat analogues ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Food
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Food and Agriculture
  Triglycerides
   
  

  Bran

  Bran is the hard outer layer of cereal grains, and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by-product of ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Triglycerides
   

  Oily fish

  Oily fish (oil-rich fish, pelagic fish) are those fish which have oils throughout the fillet and in the belly cavity around the gut, rather than only in the liver like white fish. Oily fish generally ... > more
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  Obesity
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  Cholesterol
  Diabetes
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Atkins Nutritional Approach

  The Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just Atkins, is the most marketed and well-known of the low-carbohydrate diets. The Atkins Diet represents a radical departure ... > more
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  Gluten-free, casein-free diet

  Many parents of children with autism have reported that a gluten-free casein-free diet helps their children. According to the theory, some children are unable to digest the protein in many cereals ... > more

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