Sashimi is a delicacy from Japan, consisting of thinly sliced fresh raw fish. The dish is not specific to any particular type of fish, but rather preparation of the dish. Nearly all sushi is based on seafood, though very rarely it can include meat from terrestrial animals.

A glass of beer on occasion is not likely to harm your health, but drinking too much can cause short-term and long-term consequences. Keeping your intake moderate allows you to enjoy beer without putting yourself or others in danger.

Cirrhosis is the final stage of liver disease. The fibrous tissue caused by cirrhosis prevents your liver from functioning properly, including metabolizing and storing nutrients. One of the nutrients affected by cirrhosis is protein.

It's long been thought that people -- especially kids -- who can't settle down for a good night's rest need to lay off the sugar. However, there's not much medical evidence to back up that line of thinking.

Providing fiber and essential nutrients in a relatively low-calorie package, grapefruit can be a good source of nutrition. However, eating too much grapefruit can cause health problems, especially if you take prescription medication.

If you're trying to gain weight for medical reasons, or as a bodybuilder, protein shakes can be a quick way to take in the calories and nutrients you need to do so.

Your body likes sugar because it's a concentrated source of energy -- something your ancestors needed in immediate and abundant supply. Modern life is less rigorous, yet has greater availability of sugar for the average human being.

Sugar in the urine is called glycosuria or glucosuria. “Glyco” or “gluco” refers to the sugar glucose, and uria means “in the urine.” Usually the amount of sugar in the urine is too low to be detected. If you have had sugar in your urine, you should get follow-up testing to check your blood sugar level.

Reactive hypoglycemia is low blood sugar that occurs after eating. Reactive hypoglycemia usually occurs 1 to 3 hours after you eat food high in sugar, or food with a high-glycemic index. After eating these foods, your blood sugar level fluctuates by elevating too high and then dropping down too low.

As you decrease your carbohydrate intake on a low-carb diet, you generally need to replace those carbohydrates with protein.

In an effort to help parents feed their children healthy and nutritiously balanced meals, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created the “MyPlate” nutrition icon. The icon divides a typical dinner plate into four sections for grains, proteins, vegetables and fruits.

Large corporations spend billions of dollars each year to promote the value of junk food. Loaded with sugars, starches, saturated fats and calories, junk food may make you feel full -- even nourished and satisfied -- but it doesn't deliver the nutrition your body and brain need to perform their functions.