Vitamin A Articles

• Triglycerides
  Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
   
  

  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
• Nutrition
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Vitamin B
  Folic Acid
  Vitamin
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Nutrition and pregnancy

  Nutrition and pregnancy refers to the nutrient intake, and dietary planning that is undertook before, during and after pregnancy. Not only have physical disorders been linked with ill-nutrition ... > more
• Vitamin C
  Vitamin
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
   

  Scurvy

  Scurvy is a deficiency disease that results from lack of vitamin C, which is required for correct collagen synthesis in humans. The scientific name of vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the ... > more
• Vitamin D
  Vitamin
  Vitamin B
  Dietary Supplement
  Vitamin A
  Vitamin C
   
  

  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
• Vitamin D
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Vitamin
  Osteoporosis
   
  

  Rickets

  Osteomalacia, also known as rickets, is among the most frequent childhood diseases in developing countries. The predominant cause is a vitamin D deficiency, but lack of adequate calcium in the diet ... > more
• Erectile Dysfunction
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Mating and Breeding
  Muscular Dystrophy
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Sex linkage

  Sex linkage is the phenotypic expression of an allele that is dependent on the gender of the individual and is directly tied to the sex chromosomes. In such cases there is a homogametic sex and a ... > more
• Food
  Vegetarian
  Nutrition
  Botany
  Staying Healthy
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Vegetable

  Vegetable is a culinary term. Its definition has no scientific value and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. All parts of herbaceous plants eaten as food by humans, whole or in part, are generally ... > more
• Dementia
  Alzheimer's Research
  Alzheimer's
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Dementia

  Dementia is progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Particularly affected areas may be memory, attention, ... > more
• Diabetes
  Hormone Disorders
  Personalized Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
  Immune System
  Tuberculosis
   

  Diabetes mellitus type 1

  Type 1 diabetes (formerly known as "childhood" or "juvenile" diabetes or "insulin dependent" diabetes) is most commonly diagnosed in children and adolescents.The most important forms of diabetes are ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Dietary Supplement
  Nutrition
  Vitamin
  Vegetarian
  Vitamin C
   
  

  Antioxidant

  An antioxidant is a chemical that reduces the rate of particular oxidation reactions in a specific context, where oxidation reactions are chemical reactions that involve the transfer of electrons ... > more

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