Nutrition Basics

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What Happens if You Take Expired Fish Oil?
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Soy & Headaches
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Sucralose & Cancer
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What to Do If You Have Low Sodium Levels?
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Is it OK to Take Folic Acid and Zinc Together?
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Why Do I Crave Sweets During My Period?
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4 Side Effects of Stopping Creatine
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Can You Gain Weight Healthfully by Eating Raisins?
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metamucil
Metamucil Nutrition Information
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Working out at the Gym
Does Creatine Give You Energy?
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Freshly baked bread on wooden table
Which Is Better for Your Health: Wheat Wraps or Wheat Bread?
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4 Health Benefits of Taking Folic Acid in Non-pregnant Women
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Sea salt in bowl on wooden table
What Is Sodium Saccharin?
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Tasty toast with red salmon and caviar. Top view.
The Risks of Eating Smoked Salmon
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The 4 Vitamins and Minerals You Need for Strong, Shiny Locks
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Vitamin B6 & B12 Injections
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Does Ground Flaxseed Cause Diarrhea?
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How Much Vitamin D Should I Take if I'm Over 60?
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Plant-based and animal sources of Omega-3 acids
What Are the Benefits of Omega XL?
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Top view of pregnant person holding glass of water in one hand and fiber supplements in the pregnancy category in the other hand
Is It Safe to Take Fiber Supplements During Pregnancy?
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Medicines in a pillbox
Will Taking a Multivitamin Daily Give Me Energy?
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Close-up of raw cornstarch in wooden spoon on a cream tabletop
Can You Eat Cornstarch Raw? Is It Bad for You?
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Front focus on Vitamin D pills
Is 4,000 IU of Vitamin D-3 Too Much?
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Red potatoes, one partly sliced, on wooden board
Are Red Potatoes Healthier Than White Potatoes?
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Can Women Take Horny Goat Weed?
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Healthy breakfast. Fresh granola, muesli with pumpkin, pecans, maple syrup
How Much Magnesium Does a Woman Need?
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Brownies
How to Store Fresh Fudge
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Bottles with different kinds of vegetable oil
What is The Best Time to Take Vitamin E?
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Grilled shrimps
Foods With No Fat, No Sugar and No Salt
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Raw red wild rice in a bowl
How Healthy Is Red Rice?
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How to Fit Protein Shakes in Your Diet for IBS
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Gorgonzola Picante, Close Up
Can Certain Foods Cause Fungus in the Body?
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Can Certain Vitamins Cause Hives or Skin Rashes?
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Healthy food
Stool Softener & Fiber
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Does Drinking Alcohol Slow Your Metabolism?
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Pumpkin pie
Costco Pumpkin Pie Nutrition
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Malanga has a high nutritional value and many health benefits.
What Is Malanga, and What Are Its Nutritional Benefits?
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Should You Drink a Lot of Water Even If You're Not Thirsty?
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Yoghurt with granola and pomegranate seeds
How Long Should Probiotics Be Taken?
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Biceps Exercise
Facts About Animal Pak Supplements
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How Much Water Should an Average Female Drink?
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6 Foods High in Lecithin That Support Brain and Liver Health
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How to Drink Water to Lower Blood Protein Levels
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How Do You Know if Your Pita Bread Is Healthy? What to Look For
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Signs & Symptoms of Starvation Mode
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Shrimp and broccoli in pan with white rice on the side
The Nutrition and Calories in Chinese Shrimp and Broccoli
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Bovril Nutrition: Benefits, Risks and Uses
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What are Sodium Palmate & Sodium Cocoate?
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Fybogel Nutrition Information
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Oatmeal with fruit in a bowl
Breakfast Meal Plan for Hypothyroidism
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Freshly baked bread on wooden table
How Long Do Complex Carbs Take to Digest?
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Chicken salad with avocado
Can You Lose Weight by Eating Salads and Fruit Only?
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Mother and daughter gardening
Can Children Take CoQ10?
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Watercress on wooden background
Should I Combine L-Arginine With L-Lysine?
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How Long Does It Take an Adult to Become Malnourished?
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Young woman, athlete resting after a hard workout.
Vitamin Deficiency Caused by Excessive Sweating
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a toddling baby
What Is Sodium Polyacrylate & How Is it Used?
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Health Food with High Fiber Content
A Food List and Diet Plan for People With Diverticulitis
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What are the Health Benefits of Tomato Paste?
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Are Dates Good for Weight Loss?
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Lettuce wraps with chicken, carrot, peanuts and scallion. Stuffed iceberg lettuce leaves with chicken
Nutritional Facts for P.F. Chang's Lettuce Wraps
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Green celery smoothie
What Vegetables Can You Eat on No-Carb Diet?
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perilla leaves, egoma
Nutritional Content of Perilla Leaves
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white magnesium tablets on a green-yellow table
Magnesium Oxide vs. Magnesium Citrate: Which Supplement Is Best for You?
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Fresh Summer Berries
10 Worst Non-organic Fruits
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young woman eating boiled corn
The Production of Glucose From Protein or Fat
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Fresh raw uncooked veal steaks with ingredients
How High a Dosage Can You Go on Iron?
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Glass of orange juice, fresh fruit and pills on kitchen counter
4 Vitamins That May Help Raise Platelets
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Chicken Legs
Which Is Healthier: Baking, Grilling or Frying?
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Complications From Vitamin B Complex
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Carb Count in Blueberries
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Can Children Take Chlorella?
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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.