Nutrition Basics

Italian pasta
Association Between Iron and Magnesium Deficiency
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pills
Magnesium Malate vs. Magnesium Citrate
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Dried Date
Dates and Cholesterol
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Young Girl Chewing Bubble Gum Concept
Does Chewing Gum After Eating Affect the Metabolism?
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Is High Vitamin C While Breastfeeding Dangerous?
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pill taking
Is it Harmful to Chew Vitamins?
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Blurred Vision & Blood Sodium Levels
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Sweating female boxer drinking water after workout in boxing gym
Is Drinking Water Better Than Powerade?
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Fresh grapefruit juice
Can Drinking Too Much Grapefruit Juice Be Harmful?
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What Will Happen If You Don't Eat Vegetables?
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Crispbread with Cream Cheese and fresh herbs
Can Crackers Help You Lose Weight?
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Brain Fog and a Potassium Deficiency
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Can Children Take Lysine?
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List of Fruits That Don't Contain Sugar Alcohol
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Linseeds
Flaxseed As a Blood Thinner
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What Is Vitamin A Palmitate?
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Can Low Potassium Cause Seizures?
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Whole grain bread put on kitchen wood plate with a chef holding gold knife for cut
4 Reasons Our Bodies Burn Carbohydrates Before Fat
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Man having a bad day at work.
Do High-Nitrate Foods Cause Migraines?
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Passion Tea Benefits
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Close-Up Of Apple Cider Vinegar In Tablespoon On Wooden Table
Is Apple Cider Vinegar Good for a UTI?
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A large wooden spoonful of cacao powder.
Is Carob Healthier Than Cacao?
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Doctor working on test tubes
Ferritin and Vitamin D
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What Are the Health Benefits of Acetic Acid?
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How Will Vitamin C Supplements Affect a Heavy Menstrual Period?
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Elevated view of a man drinking juice from a bottle
What Is Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate?
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Cranberry Capsules
The Daily Dosage of Cranberry Pills
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Beef burger, french fries, pickles, onion and ketchup
What Foods Should a Person Not Eat After Appendix Surgery?
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Soybeans over wood
What Is Hydrolyzed Soy Protein?
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vitamin capsules
Why Can't I Buy B-17 Vitamins?
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Black woman wearing workout clothes and drinking water
How Much Water to Drink at Once for Optimum Hydration
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Chocolate Easter bunny with half of ear bitten off sitting on grass
Will Eating Chocolate Before Exercise Fatigue Your Muscles?
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Green celery smoothie
The Effects of Celery on Your Digestive System
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Shelled hemp seeds
Shelled Hemp Seed Side Effects
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Vitamin tablet on banana
Why Albuterol Reduces Potassium
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Is Nitro Tech a Good Supplement?
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Diced moose meat
Moose Meat Nutritional Value
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Fresh summer grilled watermelon salad with feta cheese, arugula, onions on blue background
Fruits Containing High Iron
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Coffee beans on wood background
Health Benefits of Chocolate-Covered Espresso Beans
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Close-Up Of Eggs In Carton On Table
Is it Dangerous to Drink Raw Egg Whites?
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Directly Above Shot Of Milk Glass On Table
Your Body Is Tingling After Eating Sugar
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Young Asian woman sitting on bed and feeling sick, taking a zinc supplement with a glass of water
How Much Zinc Should You Take Each Day?
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Iced cold lemonade with fresh lime and juice
Foods Not to Eat With Pylori Bacteria
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Canned Beetroot
Canned Beets Nutritional Facts
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High Angle View Of Sugar In Bowl On Table
Is 400 mg of Sodium Bad for You?
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Fruit and Vegetable Market
Can You Gain Weight on a Fruit & Vegetable Diet?
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overhead shot of hand scooping bucket of fresh sardines from green crate
Are Sardines a Good Source of Calcium?
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happy young hipster man with coffee and sandwich
Daily Carbohydrates Needed for Men
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pregnant women in the kitchen
The Importance of Taking Prenatal Vitamins on an Empty Stomach
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Mature woman and pregnant woman sitting on sofa, smiling, portrait
How to Drink Milk & Honey for Better Sleep
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Skim Milk & Cholesterol
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8-year-old boy sleeping in a white bed after taking a melatonin dose based on a weight melatonin dosage chart by age
Is It Safe to Give Kids Melatonin?
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Oranges And Juice On Table
Too Much of a Good Thing: Vitamin C and Diarrhea
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List of Foods High in Nitric Oxide
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Pieces of tasty ripe melon on wooden table
How to Take Vitamin C at Night
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Homemade cake "Red Velvet" decorated with cream.
How to Store Cake Overnight
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Cooking vegetables to preserve nutrients in a frying pan, cutting board with mushrooms peppers and spinach.
Do Vegetables Lose Nutrients When Cooked?
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Healthy Ramen Noodles With Miso, Egg, Enoki and Pak Choi
Is Ramen Healthy and Is It OK to Eat It Every Day?
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Woman taking vitamins and glass of water
Are Water Pills Healthy?
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Rye Bread with sunflower seeds
Rye Vs. Wheat
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High Angle View Of Sugar In Bowl On Table
Salt and Dizziness
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Pint of light beer on wooden table
Is Drinking Beer Healthier Than Drinking Hard Liquor?
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Closeup of a young woman dropping an effervescent antacid in a glass of water. young woman hardly put a soluble pill with a medicine for pain or a hangover in a glass of water
Can I Take Probiotics and Antacids Together?
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Is Peanut Butter a Complete Protein?
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Bread group
What Happens When I Eat Too Much Carbohydrate in Foods?
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Vegetables in cans
The Disadvantages of Canned Foods
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Woman taking a pill, focus on hand
Are TUMS a Good Calcium Supplement?
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Grilled high-amylose corn with spices and lime on board
9 Foods High in Amylose for Better Gut Health
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fish oil with container
Does the Body Store Vitamin D?
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Close-up of a green apple
Effect of Apples on Stool
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Foods high in iron. liver, broccoli, persimmon, apples, nuts, legumes, spinach, pomegranate. Top view, flat lay.
Can Iron Deficiency Affect Weight Loss?
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Whey protein
Whey Vs. Wheybolic
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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.