Because 1-year-old children are unable to effectively communicate their feelings, much of their behavior is nonverbal. This means a mother must sometimes take an educated guess at what is bothering her 1-year-old, or take the child to a pediatrician.

Prilosec, the brand name for omeprazole, is a medication to treat too much stomach acid. It can affect the absorption of certain nutrients, including calcium, folic acid and vitamin B-12, so you may need to supplement your intake of these nutrients. Follow your doctor's advice regarding proper supplementation.

Coffee's caffeine definitely provides a better morning wake-up than the fructose in an apple, but either choice offers complicated benefits. If you exercise at the start of your day, an apple supplies enough fuel for an hour-long workout. If you make apples a regular part of your diet, your breathing can improve.

The flesh isn't the only part of the enormous jackfruit that is edible -- you can also eat the seeds. These are roasted, turned into flour or boiled. Sometimes they're canned in curry, tomato sauce, a sweet syrup or brine. Jackfruit seeds can be a nutritious addition to your diet.

Yogurt, made from fermenting milk, naturally contains healthy bacteria that provide nutritional support for your digestive tract. However, high heat exposure -- either during the pasteurization process or during cooking, when yogurt is added to hot foods -- will destroy the bacteria.

If you get most of your produce from the grocery store, you may be short-changing your nutrition when you skip the freezer cases. Frozen produce can be equal, or superior, in terms of nutrient value, quality, shelf-life and cost.

You don’t have to choose either wild rice or brown rice -- they’re both nutrient-rich whole grains, but you’ll find some interesting differences. Three key factors to compare are their plant families, appearance and flavor.

Plavix, or clopidogrel bisulfate, keeps platelets from clumping to form blood clots. Anti-platelet drugs work best when used with heart-healthy lifestyle changes such as regular exercise and a balanced diet, according to the American Heart Association.

Oxtail is the common name for a cow’s tail. It is used in a variety of cuisines, including traditional Jamaican and Chinese recipes. Oxtail is most often served as part of a stew or a soup, as the fat, cartilage and bone marrow add plenty of flavor.

Older adults are vulnerable to nutrient deficiency due to factors such as reduced intestinal nutrient absorption from food and lower calorie intake. While men over 70 generally require fewer calories than when they were younger, their need for certain micronutrients increases.

CNN cultural food writer Mark Wiens calls som tam one of Thailand's most popular salads.

If you've switched from white rice to brown rice to up the nutrition in your diet, you made a good choice. But if you're looking to improve the nutritional quality of your diet even more, consider adding black rice to your whole-grain rotation.