MediHealth
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Fat
Updated: Nov 17, 2009 - 13:17Fats are an important part of your diet , because they provide energy and help your body to take in some vitamins. Foods with a lot of fat in them give you more energy than those that contain mainly carbohydrate or protein, so you need to be careful about how many high-fat foods you eat. Fats...
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Femur
Updated: Nov 17, 2009 - 13:17Femur is the proper name for your thigh bone. At the top of your femur there is a ball, and this is called the 'head'. The head sits on the 'neck' of your femur, and the neck sits on the long shaft of the bone. Between the head and the neck is your growth plate (epiphyseal plate). The head is the...
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Fever
Updated: Jan 11, 2010 - 16:52A fever means that you have a high body temperature. Normal body temperature is between 36.5 ºC and 37.2 ºC. Anything higher than 38 ºC means you have a fever. A fever is one of the ways that your body fights infections. But if you have a really high fever or if it lasts for more than a few days ...
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Fibre
Updated: Nov 17, 2009 - 13:17Fibre is a substance that some foods contain. It can't be digested, but it is very important in digestion to keep everything running smoothly. ...
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Flu
Updated: Dec 21, 2009 - 14:47Flu (influenza) is a virus that causes an infection. Some flu symptoms can be very similar to those of a cold, like a headache, a runny nose and a sore throat. But, you can also get aching muscles and a high temperature, and will probably feel very tired. Flu is much more serious than a cold,...
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Folic acid
Updated: Nov 17, 2009 - 13:17Folic acid, also known as folate, is a vitamin that you need to produce healthy red blood cells and to make sure you don't get anaemia. It is found in vegetables like spinach, turnip, greens and lettuce, dried beans and peas, fortified cereals and some other fruits and vegetables. Folic acid can ...
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Food allergy
Updated: Sep 24, 2009 - 11:38If you have a food allergy, your antibodies mistake a tiny molecule of the food you eat for a bad germ and overreact to it! The tiny molecule is called an allergen, and when antibodies recognise an allergen, like peanuts for example, your immune system releases histamine, which causes the symptom...
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Frontal lobe
Updated: Nov 17, 2009 - 13:17The frontal lobe is, not surprisingly, at the front of your brain! It organises all your thoughts, decisions and plans. ...
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Fungus
Updated: Nov 17, 2009 - 13:18Fungi (the plural of fungus) are germs that cause infections when they attack your body. ...
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