Nutrition authorities say that a properly planned vegan diet presents no significant nutritional problems. Supplementation is highly recommended, though to a lesser extent this applies to non-vegans, too. Drs. Fletcher and Fairfield concluded, in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) in June 2002, that "[i]t appears prudent for all adults to take vitamin supplements." The British government's annual survey of nutritional content of food, McCance and Widdowson's 'The Composition of Foods,' notes that the 2002 nutritional profile ...

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Veganism, Veganism - Definition, Veganism - Animal products, Veganism - Motivation, Veganism - Ethics, Veganism - Health, Veganism - Environmental considerations, Veganism - Sexual and feminist motives, Veganism - Vegan cuisine, Veganism - Similar diets and lifestyles, Veganism - Vegan nutrition, Veganism - Cultural aspects, Veganism - Criticism and controversy, Veganism - Ethical criticism, Veganism - Health criticism, Veganism - Notes

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Although the term natural health did not become part of common usage until the late 20th century, many of its core beliefs developed in Europe and were brought over to the New World. Natural health - New World. Medical self-care was often the only health care available, and until the 1750s, most folk healers in the United States had little medical education beyond apprenticeships. Around the time of the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), the practice of medicine was seen as more of a part-time av ...

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Natural health, Natural health - History of Natural Health, Natural health - New World, Natural health - The Popular Health Movement 1830 - 1840, Natural health - Antebellum America, Natural health - Progressive Era of Health Care Reform 1890-1920, Natural health - The Modern Period, Natural health - Basic Core Tenets, Natural health - Natural philosophy, Natural health - Vitalism, Natural health - Holism, Natural health - Individualism, Natural health - Victim-blaming, Natural health - Prevention

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The ideologies of natural health hold that all health, illness, and healing can be positively affected by prevention and lifestyle modifications. These natural therapies are under the control of the individual. Natural health - Natural philosophy. Just like any other natural philosophy, the word 'natural' in natural health is referring to the physical realm of existence. Natural health excludes all belief systems that say disease is a result of anything other than natural causes. Faith and psy ...

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Natural health, Natural health - History of Natural Health, Natural health - New World, Natural health - The Popular Health Movement 1830 - 1840, Natural health - Antebellum America, Natural health - Progressive Era of Health Care Reform 1890-1920, Natural health - The Modern Period, Natural health - Basic Core Tenets, Natural health - Natural philosophy, Natural health - Vitalism, Natural health - Holism, Natural health - Individualism, Natural health - Victim-blaming, Natural health - Prevention

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In order to achieve muscle growth (hypertrophy), bodybuilders focus in three main lines of action: Resistance weight training Specialized nutrition, incorporating extra protein and supplements where necessary Adequate rest to facilitate growth Bodybuilding - Resistance weight training. Resistance weight training causes microtears to the muscles being trained; this is generally known as microtrauma. These microtears in the muscle contribute to the soreness felt after ex ...

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Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding - History, Bodybuilding - Early years, Bodybuilding - The Golden Age, Bodybuilding - 1970s onwards, Bodybuilding - Sport, Bodybuilding - Contest preparation, Bodybuilding - Female Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding - Female Fitness and Figure, Bodybuilding - Strategy, Bodybuilding - Resistance weight training, Bodybuilding - Nutrition, Bodybuilding - Rest

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Her general philosophy is based on advice to exercise more, and to reduce processed and high-calorie foods in favour of organic fruits and vegetables. She is a proponent of colonic irrigation and of her proprietary 'living food' supplements, said to aid digestion by providing enzymes. She also claims that yeast is harmful and that the colours of foods are significant. The basis of some of her alternative medical procedures (for instance, diagnosis of nutritional deficiency by stool and tongue inspection) has been strongly disputed as ...

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Gillian McKeith, Gillian McKeith - Philosophy, Gillian McKeith - Education, Gillian McKeith - Research, Gillian McKeith - Books

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For hundreds of years, the people of Southeast Asia have used the mangosteen, especially the rind, to ward off and treat infections, reduce pain or control fever, and treat various other ailments. Recently, mangosteen has been used as an ingredient into several popular commercially available nutritional supplements, including Vemma and Xango. Medical benefits to humans have yet to be proven. ...

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Life extension - Anti-Aging Medicine. Much of anti-aging medicine has been concerned with the use of nutritional supplements to extend lifespan. The idea that antioxidant supplements, such as Vitamin E, lipoic acid and N-acetylcysteine, might extend human life stems from the free radical theory of aging. Diabetes resembles accelerated aging and is associated with cross-linking of proteins by sugars, more specifically monosaccharides. Some believe that anti-glycating supplements (supplements that reduce the protein cross-linking by mono ...

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Life extension, Life extension - Strategies of Life Extension, Life extension - Anti-Aging Medicine, Life extension - Calorie Restriction, Life extension - SENS Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence, Life extension - Cryonics, Life extension - History of life extension and the Life Extension Movement, Life extension - Scientific Controversy about Life Extension, Life extension - Anti-Aging Medicine, Life extension - Calorie Restriction, Life extension - SENS Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence, Life extension - Cryonics, Life extension - Ethics and Politics of Life Extension, Life extension - Anti-Aging Medicine, Life extension - SENS Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence, Life extension - Cryonics, Life extension - Notes, Life extension - Books, Life extension - Scientific Journals

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The most important step in severe hypokalemia is removing the cause, such as treating diarrhea or stopping offending medication. Mild hypokalemia (>3.0 mmol/L) may be treated with oral potassium chloride supplements (Sando-K®, Slow-K®). As this is often part of a poor nutritional intake, potassium-containing foods may be recommended, such as tomatoes, oranges or bananas. Severe hypokalemia (<3.0 mmol/L) may require intravenous supplementation. Typically, saline is used, with 20-40 mmol KCl per liter over 3-4 hours. Giving intravenous potassium at faster rates may predispose to ventricular tachyc ...

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Hypokalemia, Hypokalemia - Signs and symptoms, Hypokalemia - Causes, Hypokalemia - Pathophysiology, Hypokalemia - Treatment, Hypokalemia - Hypokalemia in pets, Hypokalemia - Reference, Hypokalemia - External link

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Algae is currently used in many wastewater treatment facilities, reducing the need for more dangerous chemicals. Algae can be used to capture the runoff fertilizers that enter lakes and streams from nearby farms. Algae is used by some powerplants to reduce CO2 emissions. The CO2 is pumped into a pond, or some kind of tank, on which the algae feed. Algae is commercially cultivated as a nutritional supplement. Algae can be used to produce biodiesel, and by estimates can produce vastly superior amounts of oil, compar ...

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Algae, Algae - Relationships among algal groups, Algae - Prokaryotic algae, Algae - Eukaryotic algae, Algae - Forms of algae, Algae - Algae and symbioses, Algae - Uses of algae, Algae - Algal cultivation, Algae - Biodiesel production from algae, Algae - Harvesting algae, Algae - Nutritional value of algae, Algae - Extracting oil from algae, Algae - See Also

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Algae is currently used in many wastewater treatment facilities, reducing the need for more dangerous chemicals. Algae can be used to capture the runoff fertilizers that enter lakes and streams from nearby farms. Algae is used by some powerplants to reduce CO2 emissions. The CO2 is pumped into a pond, or some kind of tank, on which the algae feed. Algae is commercially cultivated as a nutritional supplement. One of the most popular species is Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis), which is a Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), ...

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Algae, Algae - Relationships among algal groups, Algae - Prokaryotic algae, Algae - Eukaryotic algae, Algae - Forms of algae, Algae - Algae and symbioses, Algae - Uses of algae, Algae - Algal cultivation, Algae - Biodiesel production from algae, Algae - Harvesting algae, Algae - Nutritional value of algae, Algae - Extracting oil from algae, Algae - See Also

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In its letter dated from the 1970's entitled Letter Regarding Dietary Supplement Health Claim for omega-3 Fatty Acids and Coronary Heart Disease the U. S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements noted that the known or suspected risks of omega-3 fatty acids may include: increased bleeding times, the possibility of hemorrhagic stroke, oxidation of omega-3 fatty acids forming biologically active oxidation p ...

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Omega-3 fatty acid, Omega-3 fatty acid - Biological significance, Omega-3 fatty acid - Chemistry, Omega-3 fatty acid - Consumption, Omega-3 fatty acid - Health effects of omega-3 fatty acids, Omega-3 fatty acid - Known and suspected risks of omega-3 fatty acids, Omega-3 fatty acid - Dietary sources of omega-3, Omega-3 fatty acid - Useful sources of omega-3, Omega-3 fatty acid - Oils with little impact on omega-3 to omega-6 balance, Omega-3 fatty acid - Sources which promote an imbalance between omega-3 and omega-6, Omega-3 fatty acid - Notes and references

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The practices of large-scale agriculture that are classified as factory farming are the result of various scientific discoveries and technological advances. Innovations in agriculture since the mid-1800s generally parallel developments in mass production in other industries that characterized as the Industrial Revolution. The discovery of vitamins and their role in animal nutrition, in the first two decades of the 20th century, led to vitamin supplements, which in the 1920s allowed certain livestock to be raised indoors, without sunlight. Th ...

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Factory farming, Factory farming - Origins of factory farming, Factory farming - Factory farming of animals, Factory farming - Criticism, Factory farming - Proponents, Factory farming - Factory farming of plants, Factory farming - Factory farming around the world, Factory farming - Social and ethical considerations, Factory farming - Alternatives to factory farming

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Current recommendations suggest that adults consume 20-35 grams of dietary fiber per day, but the average American's daily intake of dietary fiber is only 14-15 grams. [3] The ADA recommends trying to get most of your dietary fiber from foods you eat, as an important part of consuming variety, nutrition, synergy between nutrients, and possibly phytonutrients. Soluble fiber is found in many foods, including: legumes, (peas, soybeans, and other beans) oats some fruits (particularly apples, bananas), and berries certain vegetables, such as b ...

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Dietary fiber, Dietary fiber - Uses, Dietary fiber - Harmful effects, Dietary fiber - Sources of fiber, Dietary fiber - Fiber supplements, Dietary fiber - Psyllium husk, Dietary fiber - Methylcellulose, Dietary fiber - Polycarbophil, Dietary fiber - Vegetable gums

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Common flax (also known as linseed) is a member of the Linaceae family, which includes about 150 plant species widely distributed around the world. Some of them are grown in domestic flower beds, as flax is one of the few truly blue flowers. (Most "blue" flowers are really a shade of purple.) Under the dwindling Cronquist system of classifying the flowering plants, flax and related plants were placed in an order Linales. Modern classifications place them in the order Malpighiales. Flax is a Natural Fiber that belo ...

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Common flax (also known as linseed) is a member of the Linaceae family, which includes about 150 plant species widely distributed around the world. Some of them are grown in domestic flower beds, as flax is one of the few truly blue flowers. (Most "blue" flowers are really a shade of purple.) Under the dwindling Cronquist system of classifying the flowering plants, flax and related plants were placed in an order Linales. Modern classifications place them in the order Malpighiales. Flax is a Natural Fiber that belo ...

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Flax - Usage of Flax Flax - Cultivating flax
Flax - Dressing flax
Flax - Trivia

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Calcium phosphate is the name given to a family of minerals containing calcium ions (Ca2+) together with orthophosphates (PO43-), metaphosphates or pyrophosphates (P2O74-) and occasionally hydrogen or hydroxide ions. Calcium phosphate - Varieties of Calcium Phosphate. Calcium phosphate - Natural Abundance. It is found in nature as a rock in Morocco, Israel, Egypt, and Kola (Russia) and in smaller quantitie ...

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Calcium phosphate is the name given to a family of minerals containing calcium ions (Ca2+) together with orthophosphates (PO43-), metaphosphates or pyrophosphates (P2O74-) and occasionally hydrogen or hydroxide ions. Calcium phosphate - Varieties of Calcium Phosphate. Calcium phosphate - Natural Abundance. It is found in nature as a rock in Morocco, Israel, Egypt, and Kola (Russia) and in smaller quantitie ...

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Whey protein is the name for a collection of globular proteins that can be isolated from whey, a by-product of cheese manufactured from cow's milk. It is a mixture of beta-lactoglobulin (~65%), alpha-lactalbumin (~25%), and serum albumin (~8%), which are soluble in their native forms, independent of pH. Native whey protein does not aggregate upon renneting or acidification of milk. Prolonged heat-treatment at sufficiently high temperatures and long duration, will denature (i.e. partly unfold) the whey protein, triggering hydrop ...

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Whey protein - External link

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Carnitine, also known as L-carnitine is an amino acid responsible for transport of fatty acids into a cell's mitochondria. It is often sold as a nutritional supplement. Like all other proteinogenic amino acids natural carnitine is the L-stereoisomer. It can be synthesised within the body from the amino acids lysine or methionine. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is essential to the synthesis of carnitine. It has been speculated that during growth or pregnancy the requirement of carnit ...

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Carnitine - Role in fatty acid metabolism Carnitine - Natural sources Carnitine - Acetyl-L-carnitine

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Nutrition therapy: Counseling on a broad range of topics from food groups and categories to allergies and lifestyle change to vitamins and herbal supplements.

(See also: Nutrition therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Nutritional Medicine: Practitioners use diet and vitamin/mineral supplements to help the body fight illness and injury and maintain overall health and longevity. The underlying philosophy suggests that the modern diet lacks some essential nutritional elements.

(See also: Nutritional Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)