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Nutrition

Nutrients, nourishments and related science for the healthy growth and maintenance of the human body and living organisms.

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Nutrition

Potassium

Health care; Nutrition

Potassium is an essential mineral that helps regulate heart function, blood pressure, and nerve and muscle activity. Potassium is also required for carbohydrate and protein metabolism and helps ...

Protein

Health care; Nutrition

Protein is one of the basic components of food and makes all life possible. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. All of the antibodies and enzymes, and many of the hormones in the body, ...

Retinol activity equivalent (RAE)

Health care; Nutrition

The Retinol Activity Equivalent is a relatively new unit for expressing vitamin A activity. One mcg of RAE is equivalent to 1 mcg of all-trans-retinol, 12 mcg of all-trans-beta-carotene, or 24 mcg of ...

S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe)

Health care; Nutrition

SAMe, a natural metabolite of the amino acid methionine, plays a key role in dozens of chemical reactions in the body.

Satiety

Health care; Nutrition

Satiety refers to the feeling of satisfaction or "fullness" produced by the consumption of food.

Weight loss

Health care; Nutrition

Weight loss is a decrease in body weight resulting from either voluntary (diet, exercise) or involuntary (illness) circumstances. Most instances of weight loss arise due to the loss of body fat, but ...

Zinc

Health care; Nutrition

Zinc is an essential mineral with a wide variety of functions within the human body. Zinc is a component of over 300 enzymes needed to repair wounds, maintain fertility in adults and growth in ...

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