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• Eating Disorders
  Eating Disorder Research
  Nutrition Research
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Mental Health Research
  Psychiatry
   
  

  Eating disorder

  An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating), too limited ... > more
• Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Staying Healthy
  Foodborne Illness
  Food Additives
  Healthy Aging
   

  Fast food

  Fast food is food which is prepared and served quickly at outlets called fast-food restaurants. It is a multi-billion dollar industry which continues to grow rapidly in many countries. The cooking ... > more
• Immune System
  Arthritis
  Crohn's Disease
  Skin Care
  Allergy
  Joint Pain
   

  Inflammation

  Inflammation is the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation and may be referred to as the innate cascade. Inflammation is characterised by the following quintet: redness ... > more
• Alternative Medicine
  Nutrition
  Vegetarian
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Cholesterol
   

  Brown rice

  Brown rice is unmilled or partly milled rice, a kind of whole grain. It has a mild nutty flavor, is chewier than white rice, and becomes rancid more ... > more
• Kidney Disease
  Diabetes
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diseases and Conditions
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Kidney transplantation

  Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney in a patient with end-stage renal ... > more
• Breastfeeding
  Infant's Health
  Nutrition
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Bacteria
   

  Colostrum

  Colostrum (also known as beestings or first milk) is a form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. Human and bovine colostrums are thick, ... > more
• Nutrition
  Today's Healthcare
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Soft drink

  A soft drink is a drink that does not contain alcohol, as opposed to hard drinks, that do. In general, the term is used only for cold beverages. "Regular" soft drinks largely contain sugar or corn ... > more
• Skin Care
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Heart Disease
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Varicose veins

  Varicose veins are veins on the leg which are large, twisted, and ropelike, and can cause pain, swelling, or itching. They are an extreme form of telangiectasia, or spider veins. They occur in 25-30% ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Food
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Triglycerides
  Heart Disease
   
  

  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
• Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Staying Healthy
  Obesity
  Diabetes
  Healthy Aging
   

  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

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