Vitamin Articles

• Anemia
  Sickle Cell Anemia
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Lung Cancer
  Sports Medicine
   

  Pernicious anemia

  Pernicious anemia refers to a type of autoimmune anemia. Antibodies are directed against intrinsic factor or parietal cells which produce intrinsic factor. Intrinsic factor is required for vitamin ... > 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
• Vitamin
  Vitamin E
  Vitamin D
  Dietary Supplement
  Vitamin B
  Vitamin A
   
  

  Tocopherol

  Tocopherol, or Vitamin E, is a fat-soluble vitamin in eight forms that is an important antioxidant. Vitamin E is often used in skin creams and lotions because it is believed to play a role in ... > more
• Nutrition
  Botany
  Food
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Leaf vegetable

  Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. Although they come from a very wide variety ... > 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
• Nutrition
  Healthy Aging
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Staying Healthy
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Malnutrition

  Malnutrition is a general term for the medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. It most often refers to undernutrition resulting from inadequate consumption, poor absorption, or ... > more
• Nutrition
  Vegetarian
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diabetes
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Whole grain

  Whole grains are cereal grains which retain the bran and germ as well as the endosperm, in contrast to refined grains which retain only the endosperm. Whole meal products are made from whole grain ... > more
• Nutrition
  Botany
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Food
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Spinach

  Spinach is a flowering plant native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant (rarely biennial), which grows to a height of up to one metre. Spinach is an important leaf vegetable, now ... > more
• Vitamin C
  Vitamin
  Vitamin D
  Vitamin B
  Dietary Supplement
  Nutrition
   
  

  Vitamin C

  Vitamin C is a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, used by the human body for many purposes. It is one of a number of such key nutrients called ... > more

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