(June 15, 2006) -- Major intestinal surgery, including stomach reduction for obesity, may boost the chances of subsequent vitamin A deficiency, suggests a small study published ahead of print in the British Journal of ...
(May 8, 2001) -- People with low levels of B12 or folate may have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the May 8 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy ...
(October 2, 2006) -- A chemically altered form of vitamin E mixed into mouse chow dramatically reduced spread of aggressive mammary cancer in mice, suggesting that the compound in pill form could be used to treat human ...
(April 23, 2005) -- Women are about four times more likely than men to develop osteoporosis, or weak, porous bones. But a new study links vitamin B12 deficiency with low bone mineral density in men, and confirms .
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(March 10, 2007) -- Even regular use of prenatal multivitamin supplements is not adequate to prevent vitamin D insufficiency, a condition that is linked to rickets and other musculoskeletal and health complications and .
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(November 18, 1998) -- Penn State nutrition researchers have identified a group of chemicals in garlic that decreases cholesterol production by liver cells 40 to 60 percent in laboratory tests.
The study is among the first ...
(August 17, 2000) -- In the past 10 years, physicians have been seeing an increase in the number of infants diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency rickets, a disease once considered to be virtually nonexistent, according to ...
(May 20, 1997) -- Simply taking antioxidant vitamins could help asthmatics exposed to polluted air breathe easier, according to preliminary results of a double blind study conducted at the University of Washington. ..
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(December 1, 2003) -- Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to falls and injuries in elderly women living in residential care in Australia, a Melbourne University study has ..
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(May 28, 2001) -- Scientists have found evidence suggesting that the severity of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) may be ameliorated by common ..
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(December 27, 2006) -- Active individuals lacking in B-vitamins -- including college athletes and other elite competitors -- may perform worse during high-intensity exercise and have a decreased ability to repair and build ..
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-- Vitamin K denotes a group of 2-methilo-naphthoquinone derivatives. They are human vitamins, lipophilic (i.
e., soluble in lipids) and therefore hydrophobic (i.e.
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-- Vitamin B is a complex of several vitamins. The name arises because it was once considered a single vitamin, much like Vitamin C or Vitamin .
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-- Micronutrients are essential elements needed by life in small quantities.
They include microminerals and Vitamins. Microminerals or trace elements include at least iron, cobalt, chromium, copper, ..
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-- A vitamin is an organic molecule required by a living organism in minute amounts for proper health. In general, an organism must obtain vitamins or their metabolic precursors from outside the body, .
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-- 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 ...
-- An essential nutrient is a nutrient required for normal body functioning that can not be synthesized by the body. Categories of essential nutrient include vitamins, dietary minerals, essential fatty ..
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-- Retinol, the animal form of vitamin A, is a yellow fat-soluble, antioxidant vitamin important in vision and bone growth. It belongs to the family of chemical compounds known as retinoids.
Retinol is ...
-- 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 ..
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-- Lipids are a class of hydrocarbon-containing organic compounds. Lipids are categorized by the fact that they are soluble in nonpolar solvents (such as ether and chloroform) and are relatively .
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-- In chemistry, an amino acid is any molecule that contains both amine and carboxyl functional groups.
In biochemistry, this shorter and more general term is frequently used to refer to alpha amino ...
Barry Sears looks at why Americans still have dietary problems in spite of following the advice of experts.
Challenging the current recommendations for a high carbohydrate diet, Sears looks into ...
Used as a reference by students of acupuncture, this is a hefty, truly comprehensive guide to the theory and healing power of Chinese medicine.
It's also a primer on nutrition--including facts about ...
As a result of extensive research into the role of water in the body, the author, a medical doctor, believes that he has found chronic dehydration to be the cause of many conditions including asthma, .
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Best-selling author, Gerald Corey's unique, clear and straight forward writing style is once again reflected in THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GROUP COUNSELING. This new edition provides students with an .
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If you've ever wondered why the latest fad diet doesn't work for you..
. well, there are lots of reasons, mostly the fact that it's a fad diet. But it could also be that you're the wrong blood type .
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Essentials of Human Anatomy Physiology, Eighth Edition continues to set the standard for A P texts with an enhanced media package and new active learning features that help readers better visualize ..
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You might think that the subtitle, "The World's Most Authoritative Guide to Building Your Body," is hyperbole, but The Book of Muscle from Men's Health delivers as promised. Australian strength coach ..
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This book gives readers an accessible, systematic, non-mathematical, and visually appealing start in physical geography. It features a distinctive, holistic integration of human-Earth relationships, ..
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The verdict is in: those simple carbs we've been living on are killing us. For good health, we've got to get our blood sugar under control and stop the incessant cravings. Or so says Dr.
Arthur ...
The verdict is in: those simple carbs we've been living on are killing us.
For good health, we've got to get our blood sugar under control and stop the incessant cravings. Or so says Dr. Arthur .
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