Health

The issue of a rise in infertility, particularly male infertility, has produced considerable controversy in scientific circles. More and more...

Human milk not only contains less protein than cow’s milk, but the distribution of proteins is also different. A group...

Diabetes has two forms: Insulin Dependant Diabetes or Type I diabetes which normally develops early on in life as a...

The body needs a constant supply of glucose, not only because it is an important energy source, but because certain...

The influence of fat on the immune function has only recently come under serious study. It is known that polyunsaturated...

Adolescents have greater needs for energy, protein, Ca, P, Fe, Zn and vitamin A because of the rapid growth during...

Children have smaller stomachs than adults and they have higher needs for nutrients per unit weight, therefore diets that are...

Vegetarian women are on the whole more health-conscious than non-vegetarians and will tend to adjust their diets to meet the...

The digestive system breaks down food into simple components that can be readily absorbed, and these are then reconstituted into...

In natural foods the primary nutrients come prepacked with a variety of vitamins and minerals, which enhance the maximal utilization...