Aging adults risk vitamin and mineral deficiency as the body’s ability to absorb certain nutrients diminishes. Individuals over 50 should pay close attention to the nutritional levels in their diets, particularly of iron and vitamin B12 intakes.

Apples and bananas can be easily incorporated into most weight-loss programs. Apples and bananas are low in calories and offer health benefits such as vitamins, minerals and fiber, but too much of a good thing can become a roadblock in weight-loss efforts.

Giardiasis is an intestinal infection by a parasite known as Giardia lamblia. Giardia is the most common parasite to infect travelers in places with unsanitary conditions, according to Drugs.com.

A full-liquid diet is one in which everything you consume is liquid or liquid-like. It’s a step up from clear-liquid diets, in which everything you “eat” must be a translucent liquid such as juice, but it does not contain solid food or most pureed foods.

Every athlete whose sport requires staying with a certain weight limit has, at one point or another, frantically tried to cut weight in order to qualify for the weigh-in for an upcoming event.

Excess belly fat is a problem for many Americans. It is a source of inconvenience and can be the first sign of a need to exercise and adjust your diet. What you may not realize is that there is more than one type of belly fat and that each type of belly fat has negative consequences on individual health.

Carb depletion diets are diets that restrict either all dietary carbohydrates or certain types of carbohydrates. Most of these diets are aimed at weight loss. An exception is the ketogenic diet, which doctors occasionally prescribe to epileptics who do not respond well to standard anti-seizure medications.

You follow your diet carefully, but your weight loss stoped. You have reached the frustrating phenomenon known as a weight-loss plateau, and it occurs when your weight-loss stalls out despite the fact that you have not begun eating more.

The Atkins Diet is a low-carb regimen designed to induce a state of ketosis. During ketosis, the body burns fat instead of carbohydrates, leading to rapid weight loss, reduced appetite and a reduction in carbohydrate cravings.

Although it’s possible to lose 4 pounds per week by severely restricting your calorie intake, boosting exercise or combining these two methods for rapid weight loss, medical supervision is a must if you attempt to lose more than 2 pounds weekly.

A raw food diet is based upon uncooked, unprocessed plant-derived foods. Staples of the diet include organic fruits and vegetables, sprouts, unprocessed grains, nuts, beans and seaweed. In some cases mildly heated foods, such as warm vegetable soup, are permitted.

The Atkins Diet, or any other high-protein, low-carb diet, severely limits the amount of starchy foods you eat daily. Many foods contain carbohydrates, but you'll find high amounts of them in bread, pasta, sugar, many snacks, potatoes and fruits.