Nutrition Basics

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Health Benefits of Green Bananas
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Pills and capsules
Can You Take Zoloft with B-Vitamins?
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Should I Take Vitamin B if Dehydrated?
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How to Drink Salt Water to Prevent Cramps
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Why the Relationship Between Potassium and Sodium Matters
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Grilled chicken breast
A Nutritional Comparison of Lamb & Chicken
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Can Eating Badly Make You Skip Your Period?
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Cereal granola bars with nuts and dried fruit
What Are Maltodextrin & Dextrose & Are They Safe?
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Vitamin C & Pregnancy Tests
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Can Suddenly Drinking a Lot of Water Give Me Constipation?
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Can You Get Bloated by Not Eating Very Much?
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What Are the Benefits of Mustard Oil for Sinusitis?
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Should I Take Vitamin C in Powder or Pill Form?
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Molasses Dripping from Spoon
Are There Health Benefits to Molasses?
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Green spinach smoothie
Half Marathon Meal Plan
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Side Effects of Sugar Cane Extract
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Apple Seed Benefits
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Barbequed Sardines on white plate.
Foods to Eat to Keep the Endocrine System Healthy
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Honey Pancakes with Blueberries and Raspberries
How to Make a Healthy Fruit Sauce for Pancakes
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Why You Should Never, Ever Binge on Brazil Nuts
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Burger steak cutlets, serving size
What's the Healthiest Meat Serving in One Meal?
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The Effects of Too Much Iron in Infants
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Ham and Cheese Sandwich on Whole Grain Bread
How Much Protein Is in Cold Cuts?
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What Are the Dangers of Methylsulfonylmethane?
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Cranberries in small zinc bucket
Can Cranberry Pills Cause Excess Urination?
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Potassium & Migraines
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Negative Effects of Eating Too Many Cashews
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10 Foods High in Inositol for Better Brain Health
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How to Counteract Too Much Sodium in a Diet
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What Are the Health Benefits of Swordfish?
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Healthy lunch meat sandwich Variations
Watch Out for the Sodium Nitrate Content in Your Lunch Meat
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How to Use Creatine on a Cutting Cycle
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Low Cholesterol Protein Supplements
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What Is the Difference Between Chelated Zinc and Zinc Gluconate?
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Strip steak with chimichurri sauce
How Hard Is It to Digest Beef?
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Bottle with Fish Oil Capsules
Do Some People Get Nausea From Taking Vitamin D?
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Apple cider vinegar with mother in glass bowl, probiotics food for gut health
What Are the Negatives of Drinking Apple Cider Vinegar Every Day?
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Taking Workout Supplements While on Adderall
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Person pouring mug of milk at breakfast table in kitchen.
What Happens if You Drink Expired Milk? And How to Tell When It's Spoiled
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Portrait of a young woman holding a bowl of cereal and a spoon
How Often Should I Eat Activia?
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Sub sandwich on wooden cutting board with napkins
Can You Have Cold Deli Meat While Breastfeeding?
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Sprouted and whole mung beans
Why the Green Gram Is Being Touted as the Next Superfood
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Can an Infant Eat Honey Nut Cheerios?
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mixed-race young female lotions her dry hands before bed
Can Being Low in Certain Vitamins Cause Cracked, Dry Hands?
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banana slices
Top 10 Health Benefits of Bananas
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Do You Have a Vitamin Deficiency if Skin Sores Don't Heal?
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Herbal capsules
Vitamin B Complex Taken With Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc
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Benefits of Eucalyptus Tea
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pork skin
Pork Skin Nutrition
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red liquorice candy
Is Red Licorice Bad for You?
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Young Woman Taking Break From Basketball Game To Drink Water
Can Drinking Too Much Water Irritate the Stomach?
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Nutritional Facts on a 5 oz Steak
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Can I Take Ashwagandha With Prescription Medicines?
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Low Potassium & Vitamin D Deficiency
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Flax seeds
How to Know When Flax Is Rancid
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Fresh fruitbowl
Six Basic Nutrients and Their Functions
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Pistachios
5 Nuts and Seeds to Help Lower Cholesterol
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Glass of beer on the table
The Health Effects of Two Beers Per Day
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Cropped Hands Cutting Banana On Chopping Board
Bloating After Eating Bananas
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Is Centrum Multivitamin Safe?
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The 5 Best Recovery Drinks for Runners, According to Experts
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Whole muffins
How to Use Oat Bran to Add Fiber to Your Diet
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The Best Liquid to Mix Creatine With
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the fish oil
Gelatin-Free Vitamins
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multivitamin tablets
Can You Get Diarrhea From Taking a Multivitamin?
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2 Ways Caffeine Can Affect Your Hair
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Fresh ginger root and ground ginger spice
Benefits of Boiled Ginger
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French fried potatoes on cutting board with sauce top view.
How Many Calories Does Frying Add?
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Protein Powder and Constipation
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What Are the Benefits of Taking One-A-Day Men's Formula Multivitamins?
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Why Use Vitamin K Before Surgery?
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How to Help Lower Hemoglobin A1C with Herbal Supplements
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We believe healthy eating habits are the foundation of good health. At our nutrition basics page, we offer a variety of resources to help you understand the food groups, macronutrients, micronutrients, portion sizes and more.

Our team of nutrition experts provides in-depth articles on a variety of nutrition-related topics, such as how to read food labels, how to build a balanced meal and how to make healthy food choices when dining out.

We understand nutrition can be a complex and confusing topic, which is why we strive to present information in a clear and easy-to-understand manner. Whether you're looking to improve your overall health, manage a specific health condition or just learn more about nutrition, our nutrition basics page has something for everyone.