Essays Tagged: "vitamins"

Vitamins

2)In the early 20th century the discovery of vitamins began. Today there is a chance that there are some vitamins that are still undiscovered. Th ... en distinguished, and designated by the letters of the alphabet. Each and every living animal needs vitamins to grow and be healthy.Since the human body can t produce vitamins naturally or normally pr ... rally or normally produce the amounts needed, food provides the body with them. There are different vitamins found in different foods. These vitamins give vital nutrients to an animal.In 1906, the Bri ...

(3 pages) 164 0 3.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

Vitamin C

toes and potatoes. It is best to consume them fresh because food processing may destroy some of the vitamins. For example, exposure to air, drying, salting, cooking, mincing or mashing may reduce the ...

(3 pages) 90 1 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Ma Huang Paper about ephedra

mpound on which to accomplish research. As I directed myself towards the area where they keep their vitamins and other compounds, I was telling myself that they probably would not stock too much in th ...

(4 pages) 43 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Study of Germs

mans could not live without germs. Some germs, or "microbes" help digest food, while others produce vitamins. Most of the time, people and germs coexist peacefully; in fact there are trillions of germ ...

(15 pages) 119 1 4.8 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Genetically Modified Food: A Potential Economic Disaster

de and varied. A few examples of modifications include, increased nutrition through the addition of vitamins, the ability to repel insects, and the ability for a plant to produce its own fertilizer, a ...

(4 pages) 113 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Obesity

t in order to healthier foods, such as fruits and vegetables and other foods that provide essential vitamins and minerals without having a high fat content. Another way for people to lose weight is to ...

(2 pages) 24 0 1.7 Apr/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Identifying Ways to Help Young Children Develop Cognitively, and How Important Attachment Is.

e amounts of nutrients. The mother provides the nutrients before birth through nourishing foods and vitamins. Protein is especially important to brain development. It is important because it provides ...

(3 pages) 104 0 4.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

What were the the conditions of trenches in Gallipoli during WW2?

, bread, jam, cheese, tea and sugar. There wasn't much more variety and because of this the lack of vitamins had a toll on the soldiers making them sick in many cases. Aside from lack of vitamins the ...

(1 pages) 21 1 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

The cardiovascular effects of garlic consumption

as alternative and naturopathic medicine become more and more popular. Whether it is yoga or taking vitamins or supplements of some variety, research is now being conducted at an increasingly rapid ra ...

(13 pages) 38 0 4.5 Jul/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

What does boiling do to vegetables?

less drops are needed. The graph shows the effect that cooking hat on food: because of the boiling, vitamins are lost. The loss of vitamins is due to the fact that when heated, the cell membranes burs ... resh.Evaluation:The experiment has proved the aim and hypothesis: through boiling, vegetables loose vitamins. But even so, there were a few weaknesses in this experiment.One of the main weaknesses mig ...

(2 pages) 14 0 4.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

The Importance Of Eating Healthily

buns, pasta or rice. These foods come from grain and they contribute iron, thiamin, riboflavin and vitamins to the human body. It would be a good idea to build each of your meals around a hearty grai ... arty grain dish. Grains are rich in vitamin B, zinc, as well as protein and fiber. Grain is full of vitamins and is extremely healthy for you. It has vitamin B, which stops the skin from being too gre ...

(3 pages) 63 1 3.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Child Poverty in the United States

sits. Lower income families try to buy enough food for everyone but, this does not always carry the vitamins and nutrients a growing child needs. The nutritious and healthy food is not always low cost ...

(8 pages) 308 1 3.8 Nov/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

HEREDITARY & ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE FETUS

hy pregnancy. Large amounts of some nutrients may actually be hazardous for your baby. Getting such vitamins as vitamin B is very important. Not enough vitamin B can increase a womans risk of giving b ... rotects the baby from a neural tube defect. Although it does not seem like much to miss out on some vitamins regularly, a pregnant woman needs to have all vitamins needed for a healthy baby. Two of ev ...

(14 pages) 76 1 5.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

Sammy Sosa The Super Hero

ts were great as a player on the field. He credits his success to hard work and Page 3 Flintstone's vitamins.Not only were Sosa's actions on the field a success, but he also proved an all around good ...

(4 pages) 1541 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Heroes

is day I remember Hulk Hogan's slogan encouraging children to "train, say their prayers, take their vitamins, believe in themselves, and believe in hulkamania. Now I will agree with the fact that it c ...

(1 pages) 1176 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Children and Snacks

to distinguish between a "snack" and a "treat". A snack should be something healthy with plenty of vitamins, like fruits or vegetables, given when kids get hungry between meals. A treat is a sweet or ...

(1 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Food Journal Analysis Three

in enough of certain food groups will in turn, fail to take in enough of the recommended amounts of vitamins and nutrients. Our bodies rely on our intake of certain micronutrients in order to function ... ow-fat cheese, and eat it in moderation.My analysis shows that I did not consume enough calories or vitamins and minerals in comparison with the recommendation. Now that I look back on the day that I ...

(5 pages) 85 0 0.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

Childhood Obesity in America

ods containing highly energy, fats and fatty ingredients have actually small amount of minerals and vitamins and as your body needs minerals vitamins in a limited but in high quantity. Having higher B ...

(4 pages) 8 0 0.0 Jan/2012

Subjects: Social Science Essays