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  Green tea

  Green tea is a "true" tea (i.e. Camellia sinensis) that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. The first of the less processed teas were white ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
  Fish
  Fisheries
   
  

  Herring

  Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea. There are 15 species of herring, the most abundant of which is the Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Urology
  Colitis
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Women's Health
   

  Fecal incontinence

  Fecal incontinence is the inability to control one's bowels. When one feels the urge to have a bowel movement, they may not be able to hold it until they can get to a toilet, or stool may leak from ... > more
• Hypertension
  Food Additives
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  Dietary Supplement
  Heart Disease
   

  Electrolyte

  An electrolyte is a substance that dissociates into free ions when dissolved, to produce an electrically conductive medium. Electrolyte and sports drinks can be home-made by using the correct ... > more
• Obesity
  Eating Disorder Research
  Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Hormone Disorders
   

  Appetite

  The appetite is the desire to eat food, felt as hunger. Appetite is regulated by a close interplay between the digestive tract, adipose tissue and the brain. Decreased desire to eat is termed ... > more
• Skin Care
  Psoriasis
  Diseases and Conditions
  Cosmetic Surgery
  Skin Cancer
  Healthy Aging
   

  Dandruff

  Dandruff is the excessive flaking of dead skin that forms on the scalp. As it is normal for skin cells to die and flake off, a small amount of flaking is normal and in fact quite common. Some people, ... > more
• Vitamin D
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  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
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Liver Disease
  Foodborne Illness
   

  Encephalopathy

  Encephalopathy is a nonspecific term describing a syndrome affecting the brain. Generally, it refers to involvement of large parts of the brain (or the whole organ), instead of identifiable changes ... > more
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Body mass index

  The body mass index (BMI) or Quetelet Index is a quotient of body mass which takes into account both height and weight measured as kg/m2, and is used as a simple means of classifying sedentary ... > more
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  Onion

  Onion in the general sense can be used for any plant in the Genus Allium but used without qualifiers usually means Allium cepa L., also called the garden onion. Why do onions make you ... > more

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