Vitamins are chemicals other than proteins, carbohydrates, fats and mineral salts that are essential constituents of the food of animals. Certain animals can synthesize certain vitamins and all animals needing vitamin D can manufacture it from the presenc...

Obesity is a disease that affects nearly one-third of the adult American population (approximately 60 million). The number of overweight and obese people has continued to grow since last few decades, a trend that is not slowing down. To find proof of th...

If you are no longer dealing with the metabolism of an active six year old, you've no doubt noticed that the weight seems to be packing on as you age. With all of the magical exercise machines or extreme diets with experimental roots, it seems getting in...