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Topic: Protein nutrition in humans


  
  nutrition - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about nutrition
Nutrition is a term also used to describe the science of food, and its effect on human and animal life, health, and disease.
Nutrition involves the study of the basic nutrients required to sustain life, their bioavailability in foods and overall diet, and the effects upon them of cooking and storage.
The primary function of dietary protein is to provide the amino acids required for growth and maintenance of body tissues.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /nutrition   (647 words)

  
 Nutrition - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Nutrition research has identified many components of good nutrition, so that in general a wide variety of unprocessed food is recommended as a natural preventive measure, to maintain good health rather than individual foods as remedies for perceived deficiencies.
Intolerance of gluten (a protein in wheat and rye) is suspected of being related to the development of schizophrenia in some cases.
Nutrition is a fast-changing science, yet agriculture, food distribution, food manufacturing and Government policy are slow-changing things.
open-encyclopedia.com /Nutrition   (3210 words)

  
 Feeding and Nutrition - Definition of Feeding and Nutrition - Horse Encyclopedia
A horse's feed and nutrition have an enormous impact on his ability to do the job he is trained to do, on his mental attitude, and on his longevity.
Protein is needed for growth and for building and repairing muscle and other tissues.
Horses may need extra protein when they are growing, pregnant, nursing a foal, living in cold weather, or in spring, to help them shed out their winter coats.
www.horseandridergear.com /encyclopedia/feeding-and-nutrition.aspx   (1411 words)

  
 Types of Food -- Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats, Alcohol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Protein is essential to the structure and function of all living cells and viruses.
Other proteins play structural or mechanical roles, such as those that form the struts and joints of the "cytoskeleton." Proteins are also nutrient sources for organisms that do not produce their own energy from sunlight.
Protein deficiency can lead to symptoms such as fatigue, insulin resistance, hair loss, loss of hair pigment (hair that should be fl becomes reddish), loss of muscle mass (proteins repair muscle tissue), low body temperature, and hormonal irregularities.
www.worldofmolecules.com /foods   (1115 words)

  
 Protein Article, Protein Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Protein is essential to the structure and function of allliving cells and viruses.Many proteins are enzymes or subunits of enzymes.
Proteins are a primary constituent of livingthings and one of the chief classes of molecules studied in biochemistry and were discovered by Jons Jacob Berzelius, in 1838.
Protein deficiency can lead to symptoms such as fatigue, insulin resistance, hair loss, loss of hair pigment (hair that should be fl becomes reddish), loss of muscle mass (proteins repair muscle tissue), low body temperature, and hormonalirregularities.
www.anoca.org /proteins/amino/protein.html   (1674 words)

  
 Nutrition - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Now we know otherwise: "you are what you eat!" More specifically, in humans, the matter which comprises the cells of the body (except those cells produced before birth) is acquired from food in the digestive system.
However, the holistic model of nutrition points out that for example high energy needs can be met in various ways, some more healthful than others.
Most Governments provide guidance on good nutrition, and some also impose mandatory labelling requirements upon processed food manufacturers to assist consumers in complying with such guidance.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /nutrition.htm   (3560 words)

  
 nutrition -> Human Nutrition on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Protein in the diet provides amino acids for forming body proteins, including the structural proteins for building and repairing tissues, and the enzymes for carrying out the metabolic processes.
Nutrition in the basic medical sciences curriculum: an introduction to generalist physician training through problem-based learning.
KRT FOOD STORY SLUGGED: NUTRITION KRT PHOTO BY JAMES F. Joseph Turner, 15, a student at Eisenhower Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas, is caught in the reflection of a soda machine.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/nutritio_HumanNutrition.asp   (1773 words)

  
 NutriPedia™ - The Nutrition Encyclopedia - Locations
In protein, all amino acid configurations are of the "L" configuration, "D" configurations.
Rather, dietary protein is broken down into its constituent amino acids, which the body then uses to build the specific proteins it needs.
Nearly half of the amino acids in dietary protein are transformed into glucose by the liver and utilized to provide needed energy to the cells.
nutripedia.com /Amino_Acids   (1591 words)

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