Visual Learning Systems
Your Diet: What's in Food?
The video discusses the different kinds of food and how they contain various nutrients that provide energy and other essential substances that the body needs. It explains the differences between foods and how they taste and contain...
Catalyst University
PUFAs: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism (DHA, EPA, AA)
Basics of the biosynthesis of DHA and EPA from alpha-linoleic acid. Introduction to omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - The OARs Technique For Carers
In this video Janet Treasure discusses OARs (open questions, affirmations and reflections) a technique that helps people to approach the topic of eating disorders with patients.
Healthcare Triage
A Look at The DASH Diet 20 Years Later
A recent Viewpoint in JAMA focused on the 20 year anniversary of the DASH diet, one of the major breakthroughs in blood pressure control. Let's discuss. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Advice For Friends
In this interview Jenny Langley discusses how friends of people with eating disorders can be encouraged to adopt positive behaviours towards the person suffering from the illness.
Curated Video
Factors Affecting Food Security: Increasing Population, Changing Diets, Pests and Pathogens, Environmental Changes, and More
In this video lecture, the speaker discusses the concept of food security and the various factors that affect it. They begin by explaining that food security means having enough food to feed a population, and then go on to discuss the...
Science360
Food and Fear: Modeling animal tradeoffs shaped by landscape complexity - Science Nation
Ecologists take a comprehensive look at sagebrush habitat through the eyes of a small, but important, resident Description: The Lemhi Valley is a high desert sagebrush steppe environment in eastern Idaho, along the border with Montana....
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - 'LESS is more' Technique For Carers
In this video Jenny Langley discusses how she helps carers of people dealing with eating disorders. LESS is more is an acronym used to help remind carers of important behaviours to adopt to improve interactions with patients; the...
JJ Medicine
Catecholamine Biosynthesis Pathway
Catecholamine Synthesis Lesson: Pathway, Enzymes, Co-Factors and Genetic Diseases. Hey everyone! In this lesson you will learn about the pathway involving the synthesis of the catecholamines dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine, as...
JJ Medicine
How to Treat & Reverse A Fatty Liver | Exercise & Diet Methods for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
How to Treat & Reverse A Fatty Liver | Exercise & Diet Methods for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Fatty liver disease can be due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and can also be due to alcohol consumption. It occurs when fats...
Next Animation Studio
Researchers using synthetic bacteria to cure disease
Researchers have reached an important milestone in synthetic biology by carrying out successful trials on a group of volunteers in order to help treat people who suffer from phenylketonuria.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Boys Get Anorexia Too
In this video Jenny Langley discusses her book 'boys get anorexia too'. Jenny Langley eldest son developed anorexia around the age of 12, after his recovery Jenny Langley decided to write a book about the experience, challenges and...
JJ Medicine
Coenzyme A (CoA) Biosynthesis Pathway and Vitamin B5
Lesson on Coenzyme A Biosynthesis and Vitamin B5. Coenzyme A is required for a variety of processes including metabolism of fatty acids and degradation of some vitamins. Coenzyme A is biosynthesized from pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5),...
Barcroft Media
From Morbid Obesity to Skin Removal Surgery
This video tells the story of John Allaire, who went from weighing 540 pounds to 237 pounds through his journey of weight loss. He shares his struggles with obesity and the motivation he found in his relationship with his fiancée. The...
JJ Medicine
Phenylketonuria | Genetics, Signs & Symptoms, Treatment
Lesson on phenylketonuria. Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited disorder of phenylalanine metabolism, resulting in insufficient enzymatic processing of phenylalanine. As a result, phenylalanine levels increase, leading to increased...
Healthcare Triage
Sex, Cars, and Food: Healthcare Triage News #3
This week's news are on topics everyone loves: sex, food, and cars. But the details may not be what you expect. The last segment is so important, we may address it in more detail in a Monday HCT episode soon.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Improving The Relationship Between The Carer And The Care Team
In this video Jenny Langley discusses how she helps carers to use different techniques in order to work better with the care teams of patients with eating disorders.
Healthcare Triage
That Low Salt Diet Probably Won't Prevent Heart Failure
There have been lots of recommendations over the years to eat a low-sodium diet. We've talked about the evidence on this before. Well, get ready to taste salt again. Research points to the conclusion that low sodium diets don't do much...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Treatment Team And The Family
In this video Janet Treasure discusses how families can try to have positive communication whilst supporting someone with an eating disorder.
Next Animation Studio
Scientists document juvenile great white sharks’ diet
Scientists from Australia say the most detailed study to date showed that great white sharks hunted more seabed-dwelling prey than they expected.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Starvation And It's Effects
In this video Janet Treasure discusses some of the physical impacts of starvation and how these apply to people suffering with eating disorders.