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71Is Cholesterol Really the Cause of Heart Disease?
I'm sure you have all been told numerous times that if you have high cholesterol, you are putting yourself at risk for a heart attack. We have been told this by our doctors, by our parents, and by almost everyone else. But is this the truth? The...
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73Lipid Biosynthesis Study Guide: What Pathways, Mechanisms, And Enzymes Are Involved In Fatty Acid Synthesis?
A detailed look at the biochemistry of fatty acid synthesis. Covers reaction mechanisms, regulation/phosphorylation, and enzyme catalysis by acetyl-CoA carboxylase and FAS 1.
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62Biology: Organelles Part 1
Organelles are small machines that keep cells functioning properly. This is an insight into the functions and purposes of organelles.
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73The Science behind Cooking- Part One
Part one of a series looking into the science behind food and cooking. Discussion of essential nutrients in the human diet and their chemical composition.
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53Live Healthier - Lower Lipid
Lipids constitute a broad group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E, and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, phospholipids, and others. The main biological...
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69Nutrition - Macronutrients
Nutrition is the science of food, a study of the effects that the substances we aqquire orally have upon the human body and how they supplements the different systems of the human body There are two main classifications for Nutrition,...
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73Insomnia Sleep Disorders may have Genetic Causes
If you suffer from insomnia you are not alone, the disorder is shared by millions of humans, and as it turns out, fruit flies! These insects are the key to current research on how and why some people suffer from insomnia, and just might help us cure it.
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64MTM Medication Therapy Management
Medication Therapy Management is a new addition to many health and prescription medication plans. After years of trying to tell insurance providers that their patients would benefit from proper prescription management - the benefit managers have...
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78Are Eggs Good for You or Not?
Are eggs healthy for you, or is having a couple for breakfast every morning a bad idea? Criticized for their high cholesterol content, the egg is long thought to put you on the fast track to heart disease. But this line of reason seems to be changing. Though some health experts are still wary, the egg is making a comeback, and proving to have many health benefits.
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85Is Fast Food Really that Bad for You?
Is fast food really that bad for you? In conflicting documentaries, filmmakers Morgan Spurlock and Tom Naughton paint two very different pictures of the role the fast-food industry has played in the obesity epidemic. Does it come down to corporate responsibility, personal choice, or something else entirely?
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