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  2. Table of food nutrients - Wikipedia

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    For precise details about vitamins and mineral contents, the USDA source can be used. [1] To use the tables, click on "show" or "hide" at the far right for each food category. In the Measure column, "t" = teaspoon and "T" = tablespoon. In the food nutrient columns, the letter "t" indicates that only a trace amount is available.

  3. Malabsorption - Wikipedia

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    Normally the human gastrointestinal tract digests and absorbs dietary nutrients with remarkable efficiency. A typical Western diet ingested by an adult in one day includes approximately 100 g of fat, 400 g of carbohydrate, 100 g of protein, 2 L of fluid, and the required sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, vitamins, and other elements.

  4. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Poor nutrition leaves children and adults more susceptible to contracting life-threatening diseases such as diarrheal infections and respiratory infections. [2] According to the WHO, in 2011, 6.9 million children died of infectious diseases like pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, and neonatal conditions, of which at least one third were associated ...

  5. All the Heart-Healthy Foods and Nutrients Every Woman ... - AOL

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    According to a review published in BMJ, eating three or more servings of whole grains a day may reduce your risk of heart disease as much as 22%. The fiber, B vitamins, iron, magnesium, and zinc ...

  6. List of types of malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin poisoning is the condition of overly high storage levels of vitamins, which can lead to toxic symptoms. The medical names of the different conditions are derived from the vitamin involved: an excess of vitamin A, for example, is called "hypervitaminosis A". Iron overload disorders are diseases caused by the overaccumulation of iron in ...

  7. Healthy diet - Wikipedia

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    Diverse, as they include various nutritious foods within and across food groups to help secure the sufficient nutrients needed by our bodies. Balanced , as they include energy from the three primary sources (protein, fats, and carbohydrates) in a balanced way and foster healthy weight, growth and activity, and to prevent disease.

  8. 16 heart-healthy foods to lower cholesterol and blood pressure

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    Food is medicine when it comes to preventing heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — just ask cardiologists. Diet can have a huge impact on heart health, says Dr. Sean Heffron ...

  9. The 1 food you should be eating more of, according to ... - AOL

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    Plant-based foods — especially beans, peas and lentils — are higher in beneficial nutrients, like fiber, which promotes digestive regularity and clears "bad" LDL cholesterol from the body, as ...