Nutrition & Well-being

Author: Jonine Moller We all know iron to be one of the common metals in everyday life. Other than being used to strengthen buildings, this metal ...

Author: Jonine Moller Calcium is probably best known for its occurrence in milk and its importance for bone health. From a young age, most childre...

Vitamin D is subclassified into two main forms – vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) [1]. Ultimately, both forms of the v...

Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is an important antioxidant and water-soluble vitamin [1]. Vasco da Gama and Christopher Columbus will be able to tel...

For most people, gluten is synonymous with wheat. Gluten is indeed the primary storage protein in wheat. However, similar proteins (also known as ...

Taste perceptions and food preferences influence what you eat and what your eating habits are. Your eating habits play a large factor in your hea...