Nutrition Articles

• 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
• Osteoporosis
  Women's Health
  Food Additives
  Dietary Supplement
  Vitamin
  Nutrition
   
  

  Calcium

  Calcium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. Calcium is a soft grey alkaline earth metal that is used as a reducing agent in the extraction of ... > 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
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Healthy Aging
  Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
   

  Basal metabolic rate

  Basal metabolic rate (BMR), is the rate of metabolism that occurs when an individual is at rest in a warm environment and is in the post absorptive state, and has not eaten for at least 12 hours. The ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
  Endangered Plants
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Potato

  The potato is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. Potato plants have a low-growing habit and bear white to purple flowers with yellow stamens. In ... > more
• Gastrointestinal Problems
  Heartburn
  Nutrition
  Colitis
  Healthy Aging
  Obesity
   

  Digestion

  Digestion is the process whereby a biological entity processes a substance, in order to chemically convert the substance into nutrients. Digestion occurs at the multicellular, cellular, and ... > 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
• Dentistry
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
  Diet and Weight Loss
   
  

  Dental caries

  Dental caries, also known colloquially as tooth decay, is a disease of the teeth resulting in damage to tooth structure. Dental caries (tooth decay) is one of the most common of all disorders, second ... > more
• Nutrition
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Triglycerides
  Cancer
   
  

  Isoflavone

  Isoflavones are a class of organic compounds and biomolecules related to the flavonoids. They are acting as phytoestrogens that are thought of by some as useful in treating cancer. They are also very ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
  Obesity
   
  

  Calorie restriction

  Calorie restriction or Caloric restriction (CR) is the practice of limiting dietary energy intake in the hope that it will improve health and retard aging. In human subjects, CR has been shown to ... > more

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