The Encyclopedia Of Nutrition And Good Health - I pps

... decrease immune system function. Vitamin B 6 plays an important role in maintain- ing optimal immunity, including antibody produc- tion and phagocytic activity. Vitamin B 6 deficiency impairs the immune ... further breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition. Prevention and Personal Responsibility The health- conscious individual can focus on four essential steps in maintaining healt...

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... malfunction of the immune system destroys insulin-producing cells. One of the earliest indica- tions is the production of an antibody capable of attacking the insulin-producing cells. Viral infec- tions ... like lacto-bacillus and BIFIDOBACTERIA limit the growth of disease-causing bacteria and have antifungal and antiviral activity. It is important to drink plenty...

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... Americans; Nutritional and Health Implications. The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994,” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 72 (2000): 929–936. juvenile diabetes ... process incoming bilirubin, for example in hemolytic ANE- MIA. Hepatic jaundice reflects abnormal liver func- tion. HEPATITIS, liver CIRRHOSIS, and certain liver dis- eases im...

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... inhibits stone formation. INSULIN insensitivity and OBESITY increase the risk of stone formation. Certain foods contain high oxalic acid levels; therefore, reduced intake of COCOA, tea, spinach, ... over-consumption of aluminum con- taining antacids. • Minimizing alcohol consumption. High alcohol consumption favors dehydration. • Emphasizing magnesium-rich foods. Magne- sium defici...

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... produce taurine, and certain individuals may require dietary taurine, depending on their nutritional sta- tus. Pre-term and full-term infants do not synthe- size appreciable taurine, which is the most abundant ... extensively in Indian, Span- ish, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern cuisine as a flavoring and coloring agent. It is used in com- mercial MUSTARD and is a traditional in...

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... for health and nutrition, nutrition education and research are carried out by the eight divisions of the USDA. These divisions are the Agricultural Research Service; Consumer and Marketing Ser- vice; ... of uric acid in joints. The risk of gout increases with a high protein diet, a family history of gout and an acidic blood pH. Uric acid can form kidney stones, pa...

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... which it was prepared, including the calcium content. The nutritional quality varies with the type of milk, type of lactic acid cultures, fermenta- tion conditions, storage conditions, and additives. Producers ... required for the syn- thesis of DNA (responsible for inheritance), and by RNA polymerase, an enzyme required for the syn- thesis of RNA. RNA guides the synth...

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... use nutrition counseling, individual psychotherapy, behavior modification, family counseling and medications when required. Such a multidisciplinary approach involves nutri- tionists and dietitians, ... On the other hand the potential exists for generating drug- resistant pathogenic bacteria and persistent antibi- otic residues in meat and dairy products. The application of a...

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... drug- resistant pathogenic bacteria and persistent antibi- otic residues in meat and dairy products. The application of antibiotics in animal husbandry and the permissible levels of antibiotic residues ... of fat, amino acids, calcium, iron, MAGNESIUM, and ZINC , while increasing the rate of urinary excretion of RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, and VITAMIN C. Antibiotics ca...

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... bitter “tonics,” includ- ing GOLDENSEAL, DANDELION, CHAMOMILE, and gen- tian root. The physiologic actions include stimulation of glandular secretion to increase diges- tion, inhibition of inflammation, ... mulberry family, which originated in southern Asia and Poly- nesia. Historically, breadfruit was a dietary staple among Asians and Pacific Islanders, and in Tahiti and othe...

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