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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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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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