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  Raw food diet

  A raw food diet consists of uncooked and unprocessed, and often organic foods. A raw food diet consists fully of foods which have not been heated above a certain temperature. The maximum temperature ... > 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
  Staying Healthy
  Pharmacology
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Addiction
   

  Detox

  Detox, short for detoxification, in general is the removal of toxic substances from the body. It is one of the functions of the liver and kidneys, but can also be achieved artificially by techniques ... > more
• Vegetarian
  Healthy Aging
  Nutrition
  Food
  Sports Medicine
  Immune System
   
  

  Polyphenol antioxidant

  A polyphenol antioxidant is a type of antioxidant characterized by the presence of several phenol functions. In human health these compounds, numbering over 4000 distinct species, are thought to be ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Cholesterol
  Chronic Illness
  Diseases and Conditions
  Triglycerides
   

  Coronary heart disease

  Coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerotic heart disease, is the end result of the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the ... > more
• Food
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Nutrition
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Cabbage

  The cabbage is herbaceous, biennial, and a dicotyledonous flowering plant with leaves forming a characteristic compact cluster. This so-called cabbage head is widely consumed — raw, cooked, or ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Nutrition
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Alternative Medicine
  Food
  Staying Healthy
   

  Chinese food therapy

  Chinese food therapy is a practice of healing using natural foods instead of medications. Chinese food therapy is a modality of traditional Chinese medicine, also known as Chinese Nutrition therapy. ... > 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
• Nutrition
  Vegetarian
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Biotechnology
   

  Soy protein

  Soy protein is generally regarded as the storage protein held in discrete particles called protein bodies which are estimated to contain at least 60-70% of the total soybean protein. Soybeans are a ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Nutrition
  Healthy Aging
  Seeds
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Cereal

  Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis). Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities worldwide than any other type of crop and ... > more

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