Mediterranean diet

One of the first steps in carrying out a study about any disease is to find out as much as possible about the patients.

Food is made up of many different chemical components or parts, including vitamins, minerals, sugars, fibres, water, lipids, proteins and starches.

Dietary fibre is the portion of fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains we eat that is resistant to digestion and absorption in the small intestine. However, bacteria...

Functional food is any processed food claimed to have a health-promoting or disease-preventing that goes beyond the basic macronutrient and micronutrient functions.

For most of the time, the population of bacteria in the large intestine lives in balance within its confines.