People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
The anatomy of a tree trunk.
The family tree of HIV and related viruses
Old man's beard smothering a cabbage tree (Cordyline australis) on the Port Hills in Christchur
