Nutrition Basics

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3 Multivitamins to Try if You're Looking for Minimal B-Complex
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Are Kalamata Olives Good for You?
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Cucumbers for Gout
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Homemade hummus with lemon, herbs and freshly baked baguette
Hummus & Constipation
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Negative Effects of Taurine
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Iron Deficiency and Nail Changes
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Food sources of zinc
How Does Zinc Affect Sperm?
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CoQ10 For Bradycardia
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Prune Juice & Water for Newborn Constipation
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Vitamins for Getting a Bigger Butt
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Roasted peanuts in bowl on wooden table
Are Peanuts Healthier Dry-Roasted or Regular-Roasted?
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Man eating french fries
Can Eating Too Much Junk Food Make You Dizzy?
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Cranberry Capsules
Can I Take Cranberry Pills While Pregnant?
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Protein Shakes & Kidney Problems
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Green barley grass shot
What Are the Benefits of Drinking Liquid Chlorophyll?
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Menstruation & DHEA
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Can Iron Deficiency Cause Sleeping Problems in Children?
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Why Does Creatine Make My Face Look Puffy?
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A single bitter melon gourd with warty skin contains nutrition such as potassium
Bitter Melon Gourd Nutrients: Raw vs. Cooked
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Is White Kidney Bean Extract Good for Weight Loss?
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Minimum Protein Intake Per Lean Body Mass
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Raisins
Do Raisins Make You Fat?
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What Are the Health Benefits of Onion Powder?
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Does Drinking Knox Gelatin Help With Peeling Nails?
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Ice cubes
Good Foods to Eat After Thyroid Surgery
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Gas Prevention While on a High-Protein Diet
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Baby with bottle
The Dangers of a Baby Drinking Too Much Water
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Vitamin B Complex and Weight Gain
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Whey protein
The Best Protein Shakes for Building Lean Muscle
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Risks of Eating Tapioca
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Grilled fish served with rice and vegetables
Best Time to Take Amino Acids
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Beef Jerky on wooden background
Smoked Meats & Stomach Pain
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No, Monosodium Glutamate Does Not Cause Cancer
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Foods That Help Heal Broken Ribs
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5-Htp Vs. Sertraline
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Udon stir fry noodles with Chicken meat
Stir Fry Sauce Without Soy
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Woman drinking from a water bottle
The Effects of Carbohydrate Powder
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Does a Low Sodium Level Cause Nausea & Sweating?
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The 5 Best Vitamins for Women in Their 30s
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Garlic and Headaches
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Organic oranges, on homegrown orange tree
Vitamin C & Gas
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Coconut drink
Does Drinking Coconut Water Cause Diarrhea?
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Whey Protein Isolate Pure powder
The Best Low-Carb Protein Shakes
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Young woman drinking from glass with ice
Is Ice Water Good for Metabolism?
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hand pouring cooking oil on a skillet
The Nutrition Facts of 7 Different Cooking Oils, and 2 Oils to Avoid
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Do Nutrisystem Foods Cause Excessive Gas?
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Garlic
Vitamin B-12 and Warfarin
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Fruit and vegetables in the shape of heart
Diet for Gilbert's Syndrome
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Feshly brewed espresso
Effects of Coffee on Digestion
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Mushrooms in hands
What Are the Benefits of Mushrooms for Pregnant Women?
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What to Eat (and What to Avoid) Before a Physical
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Folic Acid and Alcohol Withdrawal
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Magnesium Supplements & Drowsiness
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Water pouring on celery
Celery for Heartburn
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Your Vitamin D Supplement May Be Why You're Gassy and Bloated
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How to Supplement DHEA With Pregnenolone
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Roasted rib eye steak with green asparagus
How Many Grams of Protein Can Your Body Absorb in One Sitting?
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Hummus with olive oil and chickpeas in a ceramic bowl on a light grey background
Hummus and Acid Reflux
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What To Do After Overeating
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Epimedium after a good rain
Herbs to Stimulate HGH
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An adult filling a child's glass with brown soda
3 Side Effects of Soda on Your Stomach and Digestion
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Stressed out businessman with headache
Can Magnesium Give You a Headache?
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Lemons and limes in bowl
Citric Acid and Canker Sores
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Close-up of a young woman drinking a glass of milk
Drinking Milk When You Have Diarrhea
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Chill in the basket
Tabasco Pepper Sauce Benefits
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Damage to Body by Starvation
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Round PIE with spinach and fish
Spinach and Calcium Absorption
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fresh ripe grapefruit
Should Grapefruit Be Eaten Before or After a Meal?
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Cranberries and cranberry juice
Yeast Infection & Cranberry Juice
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Man working his arms and chest at gym
How Long Does the Nitric Oxide Booster Last?
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Honeycombs, clay pot and honey dipper on wood
What Are the Benefits of Eating Honeycomb?
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Does Adding Baking Soda to Food Become Dangerous?
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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.