News tagged with nutrition
Epigenetic 'memory' key to nature versus nurture
Researchers at the John Innes Centre have made a discovery, reported this evening (July 24) in Nature, that explains how an organism can create a biological memory of some variable condition, such as quality of nutrition or tem ...
Jul 24, 2011 |
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Tomato genome fully sequenced
For the first time, the genome of the tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, has been decoded, and it becomes an important step toward improving yield, nutrition, disease resistance, taste and color of the tomato and ...
May 30, 2012 |
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Schnitzel is bad for the environment
If you want to protect the environment, you should first of all think about eating less meat. An Austrian study done at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) unveils the remarkable ecological advantages ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Volunteers sought for simulated Mars mission and study of 'menu fatigue'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronauts on a mission to Mars will need much more than freeze-dried ice cream to sustain them, and researchers at Cornell are working to determine the best way to keep them well nourished ...
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Jan 27, 2012 |
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Packaging expert sees a social revolution in the evolving barcode
What if you could trace the history of everything you buy back to its origins? Using your smart phone camera, you could learn what factory made the ingredients in your heart medication, what country grew the ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Predators hunt for a balanced diet
An international team of scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Oxford in the UK, University of Sydney (Australia), Aarhus University (Denmark) and Massey University (New Zealand) based their research ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Georgia Tech proposes Internet consumer nutrition label
When it comes to broadband speeds, U.S. Internet service providers (ISPs) largely deliver on their promises, says a report issued today by the Federal Communications Commission, but "throughput" is only one of several metrics ...
Aug 03, 2011 |
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Herbivorous fish like eating meat
The grass carp, thought to be a strict vegetarian, seems to have a preference for amphipoda. NWO researcher Liesbeth Bakker made this discovery during her research into the food preferences of fish. The discovery ...
Oct 19, 2011 |
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What are you eating? Mobile app can tell you
Gatorade drinkers wondering about the calcium pantothenate in their favorite sports drink won't have to guess much longer.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Nutrient data in time for the new year
Two timely nutrient data sets provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are being used by the beef and pork industries to provide new Nutrition Facts labels for their products. Federal rules ...
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Study shows soy protein alleviates symptoms of fatty liver disease
University of Illinois researchers report this week that new research shows how soy protein could significantly reduce fat accumulation and triglycerides in the livers of obese patients by partially restoring the function ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Hazelnuts: New source of key fat for infant formula that's more like mother's milk
Human breast milk is the best source of food for infants. University of Georgia researchers have found what may be a new second best—formula made from hazelnut oil.
May 23, 2012 |
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Dawn of agriculture took toll on health
When populations around the globe started turning to agriculture around 10,000 years ago, regardless of their locations and type of crops, a similar trend occurred: The height and health of the people declined.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Pollinators make critical contribution to healthy diets
Fruits and vegetables that provide the highest levels of vitamins and minerals to the human diet globally depend heavily on bees and other pollinating animals, according to a new study published in the international ...
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Rose torture: severe heat in Texas yields better varieties for research
At least one person admits that the extreme heat in Texas this year was beneficial.
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Nutrition
Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet.
The diet of an organism refers to what it eats. Dietitians are health professionals who specialize in human nutrition, meal planning, economics, preparation, and so on. They are trained to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice and management to individuals (in health and disease), as well as to institutions.
Poor diet can have an injurious impact on health, causing deficiency diseases such as scurvy, beriberi, and kwashiorkor; health-threatening conditions like obesity and metabolic syndrome, and such common chronic systemic diseases as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis.
For more information about Nutrition, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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