Nutrition

Nutrition

Nutrients, nourishments and related science for the healthy growth and maintenance of the human body and living organisms.

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satiety

Health care; Nutrition

Satiety refers to the feeling of satisfaction or "fullness" produced by the consumption of food.

saturated fat

Health care; Nutrition

A saturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there are no double bonds between the carbon atoms of the fatty acid chain. Saturated fats are usually solid at room temperature. Diets high in ...

selenium

Health care; Nutrition

Selenium is an essential trace mineral. Selenium activates an antioxidant enzyme called glutathione peroxidase, which may help protect the body from cancer. Yeast-derived forms of selenium have ...

sensation

Health care; Nutrition

In medicine and physiology, sensation refers to the registration of an incoming (afferent) nerve impulse in that part of the brain called the sensorium, which is capable of such perception. ...

sodium

Health care; Nutrition

Sodium is a mineral, an essential nutrient. It helps to maintain blood volume, regulate the balance of water in the cells, and keep nerves functioning. The kidneys control sodium balance by ...

sterol

Health care; Nutrition

A sterol is any of a class of solid cyclic alcohols, found in both plants (e.g., campesterol, stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol) and animals (e.g., cholesterol).

Sugar alcohols, sometimes called polyols, are a class of carbohydrates that are more slowly or incompletely absorbed by the human digestive system than sugars. Common sugar alcohols include sorbitol, ...