City Pedia Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Iron deficiency - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_deficiency

    Iron deficiency, or sideropenia, is the state in which a body lacks enough iron to supply its needs. Iron is present in all cells in the human body and has several vital functions, such as carrying oxygen to the tissues from the lungs as a key component of the hemoglobin protein, acting as a transport medium for electrons within the cells in the form of cytochromes, and facilitating oxygen ...

  3. Iron-deficiency anemia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron-deficiency_anemia

    54,200 (2015) [ 7] Iron-deficiency anemia is anemia caused by a lack of iron. [ 3] Anemia is defined as a decrease in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. [ 3] When onset is slow, symptoms are often vague such as feeling tired, weak, short of breath, or having decreased ability to exercise. [ 1]

  4. Vitamin B12 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12

    Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in metabolism. [ 2] It is one of eight B vitamins. It is required by animals, which use it as a cofactor in DNA synthesis, and in both fatty acid and amino acid metabolism. [ 3]

  5. What Nutritionists Want You to Know About Oat Milk - AOL

    www.aol.com/nutritionists-want-know-oat-milk...

    Nichole Dandrea-Russert, M.S., R.D.N., agrees that there are some nutritional perks that come with this plant-based beverage. “Several types of oat milk contain up to 2 grams of fiber and 3 ...

  6. This Cardiologist-Approved Food Chart Takes the Guesswork Out ...

    www.aol.com/cardiologist-approved-food-chart...

    While it’s certainly sobering that cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in this country, the good news is that this is a health condition that’s largely avoidable.

  7. Phosphatidylserine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphatidylserine

    Phosphatidylserine (abbreviated Ptd-L-Ser or PS) is a phospholipid and is a component of the cell membrane. [ 1] It plays a key role in cell cycle signaling, specifically in relation to apoptosis. It is a key pathway for viruses to enter cells via apoptotic mimicry. [ 2] Its exposure on the outer surface of a membrane marks the cell for ...

  8. meso-Zeaxanthin - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meso-Zeaxanthin

    Meso-Zeaxanthin ( 3R,3′S-Zeaxanthin) is a xanthophyll carotenoid, and is one of the three stereoisomers of zeaxanthin. The meso form is the second most abundant in nature, after 3R,3′R-zeaxanthin, which is produced by plants and algae. [1] meso -Zeaxanthin has been identified in specific tissues of marine organisms [2] and in the macula ...

  9. Human iron metabolism - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_iron_metabolism

    Human iron metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that maintain human homeostasis of iron at the systemic and cellular level. Iron is both necessary to the body and potentially toxic. Controlling iron levels in the body is a critically important part of many aspects of human health and disease.