Diet
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Saturday, November 07, 2009

Metabolic regulation and redox activity as mechanisms for angioprevention by dietary phytochemicals.

30 Oct 2009 The existence of active principles in numerous foods and beverages has been recognized by traditional medicines worldwide after centuries of empirical trial. Epidemiological studies support the concepts linking diet to survival, particularly in the ... Read more...

The role of diet and other environmental factors in the causation of gastric cancer in Iran--a population based study.

13 Oct 2009 Despite a declining trend in the incidence of gastric cancer (GC), it is still a major global public health concern of the 21st century. The rates of GC reported from Ardabil Province, Iran, are among the highest in the world. To investigate risk ... Read more...

Neighborhood resources for physical activity and healthy foods and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Multi-Ethnic study of Atherosclerosis.

10 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Despite increasing interest in the extent to which features of residential environments contribute to incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, no multisite prospective studies have investigated this question. We hypothesized that ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Diet'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Metabolic regulation and redox activity as mechanisms for angioprevention by dietary phytochemicals. 30 Oct 2009
• The role of diet and other environmental factors in the causation of gastric cancer in Iran--a population based study. 13 Oct 2009
• Neighborhood resources for physical activity and healthy foods and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Multi-Ethnic study of Atherosclerosis. 10 Oct 2009
• Quality of residential neighborhood: a modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes? 10 Oct 2009
• Possible freshwater resource consumption by the earliest directly dated European modern humans: Implications for direct radiometric dating. 3 Oct 2009
• Reexamining human origins in light of Ardipithecus ramidus. 30 Sep 2009
• Paleobiological implications of the Ardipithecus ramidus dentition. 30 Sep 2009
• Macrovertebrate paleontology and the Pliocene habitat of Ardipithecus ramidus. 30 Sep 2009
• Ardipithecus ramidus and the paleobiology of early hominids. 30 Sep 2009
• Think big, eat small. 30 Sep 2009
• Ardipithecus ramidus. Habitat for humanity. 30 Sep 2009
• Promising strategies for the prevention of dementia. 29 Sep 2009
• Hunting a croc killer. 29 Sep 2009
• Whole-diet approach: working on a criterion validity for age-related cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment. 29 Sep 2009
• Use of a brief food frequency questionnaire for estimating daily number of servings of fruits and vegetables in a minority adolescent population. 29 Sep 2009
• Limited English proficiency is a barrier to receipt of advice about physical activity and diet among Hispanics with chronic diseases in the United States. 29 Sep 2009
• The University of New Hampshire's Young Adult Health Risk Screening Initiative. 29 Sep 2009
• Rice consumption in the United States: recent evidence from food consumption surveys. 29 Sep 2009
• Markers for the validation of reported dietary intake in adults with cystic fibrosis. 29 Sep 2009
• Against the tide of change: diet and health in the Pacific islands. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Diet'

Definition: Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal. This does not include DIET THERAPY, a specific diet prescribed in the treatment of a disease.

Descriptor UI: D004032

Alternative terms: Diet; Diets;

Related Mesh Headings: Cookery;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethnology;

Tree Number: E05.272; G07.610.240;

Technical Notes: what a person usually eats: do not confuse with DIET THERAPY, what a physician prescribes to treat a condition; GEN or unspecified; prefer specific diets; /trends: do not confuse with DIET FADS; differentiation among food & diet headings: Manual 31.5; in vet journals consider also ANIMAL FEED; SILAGE; etc.; TN 50: animal diet; consider also DIABETIC DIET