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In general terms, eating (formally, ingestion) is the process of consuming food to provide for the nutritional needs of an animal, particularly their energy requirements and to grow. All animals must eat organisms in order to survive: carnivores eat other animals, herbivores eat plants, and omnivores consume a mixture of both; see feeding.

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Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life

Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 5

Getting the correct balance of proteins in our diet may be more important for healthy ageing than reducing calories, new research funded by the Wellcome Trust and Research into Ageing suggests.


Controlling key enzyme in brain offers clue for future obesity treatment

Controlling key enzyme in brain offers clue for future obesity treatment

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The Sirt1 enzyme in the body has generated enormous attention as a possible secret to living longer. Some scientists believe that fasting and drinking wine appear to aid in this quest because both likely activate ...





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Is nicotinamide overload a trigger for type 2 diabetes?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Facing the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes worldwide in the past few decades, one may ask what is wrong with humans. Geneticists tell us that the human genome has not changed markedly in such a short time. Therefore, ...


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Polluting pets: the devastating impact of man's best friend

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (27) | comments 28

Man's best friend could be one of the environment's worst enemies, according to a new study which says the carbon pawprint of a pet dog is more than double that of a gas-guzzling sports utility vehicle.


Impact of Menu-Labeling: Study Shows People Eat Less When They Know More

Impact of Menu-Labeling: Study Shows People Eat Less When They Know More

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The restaurant industry has lobbied hard against mandatory menu labeling in restaurants, highlighting the importance of a new study from Yale University measuring the impact of such regulations. ...


New study links DHA type of omega-3 to better nervous-system function

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The omega-3 essential fatty acids commonly found in fatty fish and algae help animals avoid sensory overload, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The finding connects low omega-3s to ...


Diet high in methionine could increase risk of Alzheimers

Diet high in methionine could increase risk of Alzheimers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (14) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Temple study suggests that an amino acid found in red meats, fish, beans and other foods may increase possibility of dementia.


Naturally skinny people have their own challenges

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nancy Brueheim wishes she could break 100 pounds. Without working at it, Brueheim, who is 71 and stands 5-foot-2, fluctuates between 95 and 98 pounds.


Less TV time may help overweight adults burn more calories, researcher says

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adults may stave off weight gain by simply spending less time watching television, according to a new study. Overweight adults who cut television time in half burned more calories as a result. ...


Japanese researchers say they have found a way to make plant leaves absorb more carbon dioxide

Extra pores on plants could ease global warming: Japan study

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Japanese researchers said Thursday they had found a way to make plant leaves absorb more carbon dioxide in an innovation that may one day help ease global warming and boost food production.


Pistachios may reduce lung cancer risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A diet that incorporates a daily dose of pistachios may help reduce the risk of lung and other cancers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, ...


Women with breast cancer who consume soy food have lower risk of cancer recurrence

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although there is a concern regarding the safety of soy food consumption among breast cancer survivors, researchers have found that women in China who had breast cancer and a higher intake of soy food had an associated lower ...



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