Public health practices including handwashing and vaccinations help reduce the spread
and impact of infections. Nevertheless, the global burden of infection is high, and additional …

Nutrition is the source of energy that is required to carry out all the processes of human
body. A balanced diet is a combination of both macro-and micronutrients.“Nutritional …

There are variable definitions of vitamin D deficiency, based on different thresholds of serum
25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D); this has a major bearing on the prevalence estimates of …

Nanotechnology offers the food industry a number of new approaches for improving the
quality, shelf life, safety, and healthiness of foods. Nevertheless, there is concern from …

Abstract Lifestyle choices influence 20–40% of adult peak bone mass. Therefore,
optimization of lifestyle factors known to influence peak bone mass and strength is an …

Many of the scientific and regulatory challenges that exist in research on the safety, quality
and efficacy of dietary supplements are common to all countries as the marketplace for them …

The incidence of food allergies in western countries has increased dramatically in recent
decades. Tolerance to food antigens relies on mucosal CD103+ dendritic cells (DCs), which …

This review summarizes the current knowledge on essential vitamins B1, B2, B3, and B5.
These B-complex vitamins must be taken from diet, with the exception of vitamin B3, that can …

Herbal and dietary supplements (HDS) are used increasingly both in the United States and
worldwide, and HDS‐induced liver injury in the United States has increased proportionally …

It is proposed that proteins/enzymes be classified into two classes according to their
essentiality for immediate survival/reproduction and their function in long-term health: that is …