Nutrition Basics

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Are Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwiches Healthy?
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Is Eating Sushi Healthy? Plus the Best and Worst Sushi to Order
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Common Uses of Sodium Fluoride
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How Nutritious Are Fish Eggs?
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The Best Foods to Eat for Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
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Selection of protein sourses
How to Calculate Protein RDA Best for Your Body
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Medicinal Benefits of Lemon Tea
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What Are the Benefits of Sunflower Seeds?
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Whey & Soy Protein Effects on the Gallbladder
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Polenta and stew
Nutrition Information of Polenta
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What Are the Negative Effects of Not Taking Prenatal Vitamins?
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waffles with summer berries
Nutrition Guide for Waffles
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Close-Up of Blueberries in Cup on Wicker Mat
6 Kinds of Foods to Eat While Recovering From Illness
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Soy Sauce
Hoisin Sauce Nutrition Information
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Common Symptoms of Vitamin B Complex Deficiency
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Hard boiled eggs with salt and pepper
Are Hard-Boiled Egg Whites as Healthy as the Whole Egg?
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Folic Acid and Vitamin D Deficiency
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Are Zone Perfect Bars a Healthy Snack?
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Is Rabbit Meat Healthy Compared to Common Meats?
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Sugar After Workouts
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Side Effects of Folic Acid Tablets
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Rack of Lamb
Amount of Cholesterol in Lamb Compared to Other Red Meat
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Dangers of Siberian Pine Nut Oil
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Brazil Nuts in wooden bowl
Selenium & Brazil Nuts
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Grape Leaf
What Are the Health Benefits of Grape Leaves?
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Grilled Chicken Breast with Vegetable Salad
What Are the Differences Between Carbohydrates and Proteins?
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Heap of dried Tomatoes
Nutritional Value of Dehydrated Vegetables
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Healthy Body Water Percentage
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Banana sliced ramekin with oatmeal, granola and plain yogurt as side dishes under bamboo mat with bunch of bananas besides in top view
Is Honey Bunches of Oats a Healthy Cereal?
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Why Vitamin B17 Is Dangerous and Not Effective for Cancer
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Plant of Fenugreek
Use of Fenugreek for Colds
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Is it Good to Drink Gatorade If I Have Diarrhea?
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Activated Charcoal & Weight Loss
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The Health Benefits of Melanin
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Why Do Protein Shakes Give Me Diarrhea?
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Blue evergreen Hydrangea root, Dichroa febrifuga
Marshmallow Root & Slippery Elm for Gastritis
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Baked turkey leg
How Many Calories in a Turkey Leg?
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Foods and Supplements for Ovarian and Uterine Health
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Pea Protein Side Effects
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Vitamins That Heal a Skin Rash
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4 Types of Foods That Can Lead to Excess Mucus
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Nutritional supplements in capsules and tablets
Why the Redotex Diet Is So Dangerous
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Whiskey with ice in glasses
How Many Calories Are in Scotch Whiskey?
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crab dinner
2 Factors That Make Crab Meat One of the Healthiest Seafoods
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Tomahawk beef steak with mushrooms, burrata and sage potato wedges
Eating Meat Makes My Stomach Hurt
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Do Green Tea Pills Help You Lose Weight?
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Traditional italian seafood pasta with calamari and mussel
The Health Benefits of Calamari
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Subway sandwich with Subway Sweet Onion Sauce on a cutting board with salad and beverage.
The Nutrition and Calories in All the Subway Sauces and Dressings
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How to Read a Nutrition Label — and Finally Get Your Macros Right
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Foods That Contain Chlorine
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How to Test Vitamin C in Fruits at Home
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Chicken breast in balsamic vinegar and brown sugar sauce sprinkled with sesame seeds. Chicken with rice and broccoli
9 Foods High in Beta-Alanine to Help You Recover From Tough Workouts
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Taco Bell Launches Its New Cantina Restaurant Experience
Nutrition Information for Drinks at Taco Bell
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Dextrose and Calorie Calculations
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Health Benefits of the Habanero Pepper
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Bone Soup Nutrition
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Your Go-To List of Low-Acid Fruits and Vegetables
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Protein Powder & Headaches
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Foods for a Healthy Spleen
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List of No-White-Flour Foods
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Superfoods
Side Effects of Trace Mineral Supplements
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Mentos & Diet
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Healthy shredded wheat cereal in a white bowl with raspberries on a table.
Is Shredded Wheat Good for You?
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Food Sources of Glutathione
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Fettuccine with mushrooms, leek and tarragon
The Benefits of Parmesan Cheese
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Fried chicken sausage in plate with hawaiian blend, fork on napkin, dish with fried sausages on table. Top view
Chicken Sausage Nutrition Information
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Side Effects of Glutathione Supplements
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Colorful lentils with glass jars
What Food Group Are Legumes In?
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Powder and licorice root on the table - Glycyrrhiza glabra.
The Side Effects of Adrenal Supplements
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How to Get Rid of the Menopausal Belly Bloat
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How to Replace Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
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heap ripe grapefruit on a wooden background
Is There a Substitute for Grapefruit in the 3-Day Diet?
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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.