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By Mohammad Ahrar, PhD Introduction According to medical research, “healthy” weight is directly correlated to good health. There are some…

Collagen supplement pros and consLifestyle

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Portion Size MattersLifestyle

Portion Size Matters

Educational Series The Science of Nutrition By Mohammad Ahrar, PhD Introduction When we eat delicious Iranian food, we sometimes forget…

Brain FoodsLifestyle

Brain Foods

By Mohammad Ahrar, PhD Introduction The human brain is larger than the brain of any other animal per body weight.…

Can Foods Combat Viruses?Lifestyle

Can Foods Combat Viruses?

Introduction A wealth of information about viruses, especially the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), are found in the news media and websites.…

Importance of Folate and Vitamin B12Lifestyle

Importance of Folate and Vitamin B12

Introduction The B-complex vitamin group encompasses eight vitamins: thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B12, and folic…

Foods influence inflammationLifestyle

Foods influence inflammation

Educational Series The Science of Nutrition By: Mohammad Ahrar, PhD Introduction Inflammation is a natural body defense mechanism in response…

Antioxidant FoodsLifestyle

Antioxidant Foods

By: Mohammad Ahrar, PhD Introduction The human body consists of trillions of cells. Inside each cell, many chemical reactions occur…