Food

Author: Gianpiero Pescarmona
Date: 08/01/2008

Description

Food is any substance that can be eaten or drunk by an animal, including humans.

Food composition

OMS Guide to Safe Food

Macronutrients

  • water
  • carbohydrates
  • fats
  • proteins

Micronutrients

Micronutrients Information Center - Linus Pauling Institute

Food as a drug

The effects of nutrients on mood.1999

Nutrients for cognitive development in school-aged children., 2004

Items
GENEPY: DAMAGE SPIRITS OR BENEFITS OF A PLANT ALPINA?, Spirulina, (How to eat) Chocolate and (have a ) long life, (Is the rainbow as harmless as we think?): food coloring and side effects on children, ABSINTHE: Neurotoxic and Neuroprotective properties Of Artemisia Absinthium, AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY, Acai berry, Acrylamide, Alfalactalbumin: a tryptophan-rich protein as treatment for drug resistent epilepsy , Anticancer properties of cruciferous vegetables, BCAAs and their Implications in Sports and Exercise, Banana: much more than a fruit, Beer, Blackberries and raspberries for the control of gastric inflammation, CARROT: A HEALTHY FRIEND, CARROTS, CAROTENOIDS AND THE INFLUENCE ON VISION, COCONUT WATER AS ELIXIR OF LONG LIFE - Michela Angiolillo,Irene Giacone, Calcium (diet), Calcium and Colorectal Cancer, Cereals and mushrooms: therapeutic uses, Chocolate, Coca Cola, Coca Cola: Negative Effects On Our Body, Conium Maculatum, Diet and P53 expression, Dietary Curcumin, Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA), Dietary Supplements, Dietary Trans Fatty Acids, Diets, Effects of Caffeine on the brain, Effects of Licorice, Effects of protein on the Calcium economy - Maria Vittoria Caniglia, Yanina Castillo, Egg, Energy Drinks, FERMENTED PAPAYA PREPARATION, FOLIC ACID: The prevention of neural tube defects, FOOD AND COGNITION, Ferulic Acid, Food Additives and Supplements, Food, Pain And Dispositional Optimism, Fructose, Fugu Poisoning, GARLIC AND CANCER, Glycyrrhizin, Grapefruit, Grapefruit juice and drugs interaction, Grapes seeds, Green Tea, Guarana, Helichrysum Italicum, Honey, Honey: a natural treatment for cancer, Hypervitaminosis A, Kefir not just milk, Kiwi, Kombu, Lemon, Licorice and hypertension , Lipids (Dietary), Milk, Miraculin: How To Taste A Sweet Lemon, Moderate red wine consumption and cardiovascular disease risk, Mushroom Poisoning, Nutritional therapy in the treatment of retinal degeneration - Brach, Cannizzaro, ONION AND ITS EFFECTS, OREGANO: not just for pizza!, Ocimum basilicum (Basil), Olive Oil, PARMIGIANO REGGIANO: some properties concealed by this characteristic cheese, POTENTIAL ROLE OF FoxO1 AND mTORC1 IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF WESTERN DIET-INDUCED ACNE, Parenteral Nutrition, Polyunsatured Fatty Acids (PUFAs) And Osteoporosis , Pomegranate, Probiotics , Quinoa, Red Bull has lost its wings!!, Red Meat and Colorectal Cancer, Red Wine and Neuroprotection, Rooibos: Elixir of Life, Rosmarinus Officinalis, SAFFRON, Salvia officinalis, Selenium (Food), Sodium Chloride (Salt), Spinach. Not only for Popeye’s physical Strength., Sucrose, Sulphite Additives , THE REASON WHY MANGO SHOULD BE IN EVERYONE'S DIET, Taraxacum Officinale and Cancer, Tasting, The Effects of Chocolate on Mood, The effects of banana against gastric ulcers, The orange and its benefits , The pro-healty potential of Kale, Tomato: Platelet Anti-Aggregating Activity, Toxicity in potatoes: be careful!, Tyramine-rich Foods and Antidepressants, Urtica dioica, Vegetarian Diet, Vitamin A, Vitamin E prevents cancer?, Vitamins Supply and Supplementation, Walnuts, Walnuts and their effects on cardiovascular system, We Are What We Eat: The "Sushi" Gene, Wheat, Xylitol, Xylitol and its role in cariogenic onset, Yerba Mate
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