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• 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
• 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
• Agriculture and Food
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Seeds
  Organic
  Nature
   
  

  Heirloom plant

  An heirloom plant is an open-pollinated cultivar that was commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but which is not used in modern large-scale agriculture. Since most popular heirloom ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Dietary Supplement
  Triglycerides
  Nutrition
  Food
  Obesity
   
  

  Omega-3 fatty acid

  Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids found in oil from oily fish and vegetable sources such as the seeds of chia, perilla, flax, purslane, lingonberry and hemp. Omega-3 fatty acids are ... > more
• Food
  Invasive Species
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Honey

  Honey is significantly sweeter than table sugar and has attractive chemical properties for baking. Honey has a distinctive flavor which leads some people to prefer it over sugar and other sweeteners. ... > more
• Trees
  Nutrition
  Vegetarian
  Botany
  Sports Medicine
  Food
   
  

  Avocado

  Avocado is a tree and the fruit of that tree, classified in the flowering plant family, Lauraceae. The tree grows to 20 m (65 ft), with alternately arranged, evergreen leaves, 12-25 cm long. The ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
  Food
  Vegetarian
  Trees
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Blackberry

  The blackberry is a widespread and well known shrub; a bramble fruit (Genus Rubus, Family Rosaceae) growing to 3 m (10 ft) and producing a soft-bodied fruit popular for use in desserts, jams and ... > more
• Alternative Medicine
  Nutrition
  Immune System
  Food
  Dietary Supplement
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Herbal tea

  An herbal tea, tisane, or ptisan is an herbal infusion not made from the leaves of the tea bush. Tisanes can be made with fresh or dried flowers, leaves, seeds or roots, generally by pouring boiling ... > more
• Nutrition
  Vegetarian
  Cholesterol
  Food
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Soybean

  Soybean(s) (U.S.) or Soya bean (UK) is a species of legume, native to eastern Asia. Soybeans are an important global crop, with political ramifications. It is grown for its oil and ... > more
• Animals
  Wild Animals
  Mammals
  Fish
  Zoology
  Food
   
  

  Carnivore

  A carnivore is an animal that eats a diet consisting mainly of meat, whether it comes from live animals or dead ones (scavenging). Some animals are considered carnivores even if their diets contain ... > more

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