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240 relations: Adverse event, Aegle marmelos, Allergy, Alliance for Natural Health, Alternative medicine, Amino acid, Anabolic steroid, Animal, Antibiotic, Antidepressant, Antihistamine, Antioxidant, Arachidonic acid, Arginine, Arsenic, Attorney General of New York, Bacteria, Bat, Biosynthesis, Bladder cancer, Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding supplement, Boron, Branched-chain amino acid, Breast cancer, Buyers club, Cadmium, Calcium, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Cannabidiol, Capsule (pharmacy), Carbon, Cardiovascular disease, Carnitine, Casein, Catechin, CBC News, Chemical element, Chemistry of ascorbic acid, Chicken, Chlorine, Chromium, Chromium(III) picolinate, Clinical research, ClinicalTrials.gov, Cobalt, Coenzyme Q10, Collagen, Commissary, Compendium, ... Expand index (190 more) »
Adverse event
An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.
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Aegle marmelos
Aegle marmelos, commonly known as bael (or bili or bhel), also Bengal quince, golden apple, Japanese bitter orange, stone apple or wood apple, is a species of tree native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
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Allergy
Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are various conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment.
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Alliance for Natural Health
The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) is an advocacy group founded in 2002 by Robert Verkerk and based in the United Kingdom.
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Alternative medicine
Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability or evidence of effectiveness.
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Amino acid
Amino acids are organic compounds that contain both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.
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Anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are a class of drugs that are structurally related to testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor (AR).
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Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia.
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Antibiotic
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.
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Antidepressant
Antidepressants are a class of medications used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, chronic pain, and addiction.
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Antihistamine
Antihistamines are drugs which treat allergic rhinitis, common cold, influenza, and other allergies.
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Antioxidant
Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation (usually occurring as autoxidation), a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals.
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Arachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6), or 20:4(5,8,11,14).
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Arginine
Arginine is the amino acid with the formula (H2N)(HN)CN(H)(CH2)3CH(NH2)CO2H.
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Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As and the atomic number 33.
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Attorney General of New York
The attorney general of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government.
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Bacteria
Bacteria (bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell.
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Bat
Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera.
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Biosynthesis
Biosynthesis, i.e., chemical synthesis occuring in biological contexts, is a term most often referring to multi-step, enzyme-catalyzed processes where chemical substances absorbed as nutrients (or previously converted through biosynthesis) serve as enzyme substrates, with conversion by the living organism either into simpler or more complex products.
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Bladder cancer
Bladder cancer is any of several types of cancer arising from the tissues of the urinary bladder.
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Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is the practice of progressive resistance exercise to build, control, and develop one's muscles via hypertrophy.
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Bodybuilding supplement
Bodybuilding supplements are dietary supplements commonly used by those involved in bodybuilding, weightlifting, mixed martial arts, and athletics for the purpose of facilitating an increase in lean body mass.
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Boron
Boron is a chemical element; it has symbol B and atomic number 5.
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Branched-chain amino acid
A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is an amino acid having an aliphatic side-chain with a branch (a central carbon atom bound to three or more carbon atoms).
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Breast cancer
Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue.
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Buyers club
A buyers club or buying club is a club organized to pool members' collective buying power, enabling them to make purchases at lower prices than are generally available, or to purchase goods that might be difficult to obtain independently.
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Cadmium
Cadmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cd and atomic number 48.
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Calcium
Calcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20. Dietary supplement and Calcium are dietary supplements.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.
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Cannabidiol
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid discovered in 1940.
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Capsule (pharmacy)
In the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, encapsulation refers to a range of dosage forms—techniques used to enclose medicines—in a relatively stable shell known as a capsule, allowing them to, for example, be taken orally or be used as suppositories.
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Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6.
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Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.
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Carnitine
Carnitine is a quaternary ammonium compound involved in metabolism in most mammals, plants, and some bacteria. In support of energy metabolism, carnitine transports long-chain fatty acids from the cytosol into mitochondria to be oxidized for free energy production, and also participates in removing products of metabolism from cells. Dietary supplement and carnitine are dietary supplements.
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Casein
Casein (from Latin caseus "cheese") is a family of related phosphoproteins (αS1, aS2, β, κ) that are commonly found in mammalian milk, comprising about 80% of the proteins in cow's milk and between 20% and 60% of the proteins in human milk.
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Catechin
Catechin is a flavan-3-ol, a type of secondary metabolite providing antioxidant roles in plants.
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CBC News
CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca.
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Chemical element
A chemical element is a chemical substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions.
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Chemistry of ascorbic acid
Ascorbic acid is an organic compound with formula, originally called hexuronic acid.
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Chicken
The chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years ago. Most chickens are raised for food, providing meat and eggs; others are kept as pets or for cockfighting. Chickens are common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion, and an annual production of more than 50 billion birds.
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Chlorine
Chlorine is a chemical element; it has symbol Cl and atomic number 17.
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Chromium
Chromium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cr and atomic number 24.
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Chromium(III) picolinate
Chromium(III) picolinate is a chemical compound with the formula Cr(C5H4N(CO2H))3, commonly abbreviated as CrPic3. Dietary supplement and Chromium(III) picolinate are dietary supplements.
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Clinical research
Clinical research is a branch of medical research that involves people and aims to determine the effectiveness (efficacy) and safety of medications, devices, diagnostic products, and treatment regimens intended for improving human health.
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ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of clinical trials.
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Cobalt
Cobalt is a chemical element; it has symbol Co and atomic number 27.
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Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) also known as ubiquinone, is a naturally occurring biochemical cofactor (coenzyme) and an antioxidant produced by the human body.
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Collagen
Collagen is the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of a body's various connective tissues.
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Commissary
A commissary is a government official charged with oversight or an ecclesiastical official who exercises in special circumstances the jurisdiction of a bishop.
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Compendium
A compendium (compendia or compendiums) is a comprehensive collection of information and analysis pertaining to a body of knowledge.
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Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) encompasses various initiatives developed by the CONSORT Group to alleviate the problems arising from inadequate reporting of randomized controlled trials.
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Consumer choice
The theory of consumer choice is the branch of microeconomics that relates preferences to consumption expenditures and to consumer demand curves.
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Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.
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Copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.
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Coronary artery disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), myocardial ischemia, or simply heart disease, involves the reduction of blood flow to the cardiac muscle due to build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries of the heart.
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Covert operation
A covert operation or undercover operation is a military or police operation involving a covert agent or troops acting under an assumed cover to conceal the identity of the party responsible.
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COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
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Cranberry
Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
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Curcumin
Curcumin is a bright yellow chemical produced by plants of the Curcuma longa species.
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Cysteine
Cysteine (symbol Cys or C) is a semiessential proteinogenic amino acid with the formula.
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Database
In computing, a database is an organized collection of data or a type of data store based on the use of a database management system (DBMS), the software that interacts with end users, applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze the data.
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Department of Health and Aged Care
The Department of Health and Aged Care (DHAC), formerly the Department of Health, is a department of the Australian Government responsible for health research, funding, promotion and regulation in Australia.
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Dietary fiber
Dietary fiber (fibre in Commonwealth English) or roughage is the portion of plant-derived food that cannot be completely broken down by human digestive enzymes. Dietary supplement and Dietary fiber are dietary supplements.
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Dietary Reference Intake
The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) of the National Academies (United States).
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Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 ("DSHEA"), is a 1994 statute of United States Federal legislation which defines and regulates dietary supplements.
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Direct selling
Direct selling is a business model that involves a party buying products from a parent organization and selling them directly to customers.
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DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.
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Docosahexaenoic acid
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid that is an important component of the human brain, cerebral cortex, skin, and retina.
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Drug
A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect.
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Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent.
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Economic impact analysis
An economic impact analysis (EIA) examines the effect of an event on the economy in a specified area, ranging from a single neighborhood to the entire globe.
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Eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; also icosapentaenoic acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid.
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Endurance
Endurance (also related to sufferance, forbearance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, persistence, tenacity, steadfastness, perseverance, stamina, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue.
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Ensure
Ensure is an American brand of nutritional supplements and meal replacements manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. Dietary supplement and Ensure are dietary supplements.
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Erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction (ED), also referred to as impotence, is a form of sexual dysfunction in males characterized by the persistent or recurring inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection with sufficient rigidity and duration for satisfactory sexual activity.
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Essential fatty acid
Essential fatty acids, or EFAs, are fatty acids that are required by humans and other animals for normal physiological function that cannot be synthesized in the body.
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Essential oil
An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants.
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European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU).
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European Court of Justice
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), formally just the Court of Justice (Cour de Justice), is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of European Union law.
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European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain.
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European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) in charge of the evaluation and supervision of pharmaceutical products.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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Exercise intensity
Exercise intensity refers to how much energy is expended when exercising.
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Exogeny
In a variety of contexts, exogeny or exogeneity is the fact of an action or object originating externally.
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Extract
An extract (essence) is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol, oil or water.
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Fatty acid
In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.
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FDA warning letter
An FDA warning letter is an official message from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to a manufacturer or other organization that has violated some rule in a federally regulated activity.
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (abbreviated as FFDCA, FDCA, or FD&C) is a set of laws passed by the United States Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.
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Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection.
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Fetus
A fetus or foetus (fetuses, foetuses, rarely feti or foeti) is the unborn offspring that develops from a mammal embryo.
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Fine (penalty)
A fine or mulct (the latter synonym typically used in civil law) is a penalty of money that a court of law or other authority decides has to be paid as punishment for a crime or other offense.
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Fish
A fish (fish or fishes) is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits.
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Folate
Folate, also known as vitamin B9 and folacin, is one of the B vitamins.
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Food
Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support.
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Food additive
Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance taste, appearance, or other sensory qualities.
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Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Food fortification
Food fortification or enrichment is the process of adding micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) to food.
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Fraud
In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right.
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Fungus
A fungus (fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
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Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a condition in which a person without diabetes develops high blood sugar levels during pregnancy.
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Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as ginkgo or gingko, also known as the maidenhair tree, is a species of gymnosperm tree native to East Asia.
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Ginseng
Ginseng is the root of plants in the genus Panax, such as Korean ginseng (P. ginseng), South China ginseng (P. notoginseng), and American ginseng (P. quinquefolius), characterized by the presence of ginsenosides and gintonin. Dietary supplement and ginseng are dietary supplements.
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Glucosamine
Glucosamine (C6H13NO5) is an amino sugar and a prominent precursor in the biochemical synthesis of glycosylated proteins and lipids. Dietary supplement and Glucosamine are dietary supplements.
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Good manufacturing practice
Current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) are those conforming to the guidelines recommended by relevant agencies. Dietary supplement and good manufacturing practice are dietary supplements.
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Government Accountability Office
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan government agency within the legislative branch that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress.
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Green tea
Green tea is a type of tea that is made from Camellia sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process which is used to make oolong teas and black teas.
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Guinea pig
The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia in the family Caviidae.
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Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia (also spelled gynaecomastia) is the abnormal non-cancerous enlargement of one or both breasts in males due to the growth of breast tissue as a result of a hormone imbalance between estrogens and androgens.
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Health claim
A health claim on a food label and in food marketing is a claim by a manufacturer of food products that their food will reduce the risk of developing a disease or condition.
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Health insurance
Health insurance or medical insurance (also known as medical aid in South Africa) is a type of insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses.
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Health professional
A health professional, healthcare professional, or healthcare worker (sometimes abbreviated HCW) is a provider of health care treatment and advice based on formal training and experience.
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Healthy diet
A healthy diet is a diet that maintains or improves overall health.
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Hemp protein
Hemp protein is a plant-derived protein from the cannabis plant and is isolated from hemp seeds (a type of nut). Dietary supplement and hemp protein are dietary supplements.
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Hepatocyte
A hepatocyte is a cell of the main parenchymal tissue of the liver.
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Hepatotoxicity
Hepatotoxicity (from hepatic toxicity) implies chemical-driven liver damage.
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Herbal medicine
Herbal medicine (also called herbalism, phytomedicine or phytotherapy) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine. Dietary supplement and herbal medicine are dietary supplements.
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HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of Lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans.
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Homeopathy
Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine.
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Human
Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.
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Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol H and atomic number 1.
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Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum, commonly known as St John's wort (sometimes perforate St John's wort or common St John's wort), is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae.
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Hypertensive disease of pregnancy
Hypertensive disease of pregnancy, also known as maternal hypertensive disorder, is a group of high blood pressure disorders that include preeclampsia, preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, and chronic hypertension.
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Hypokalemic sensory overstimulation
Hypokalemic sensory overstimulation is characterized by a subjective experience of sensory overload and a relative resistance to lidocaine local anesthesia.
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Incidence (epidemiology)
In epidemiology, incidence reflects the number of new cases of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.
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Infertility
Infertility is the inability of an animal or plant to reproduce by natural means.
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Injunction
An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a special court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts.
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Iodine
Iodine is a chemical element; it has symbol I and atomic number 53.
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Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
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Iron supplement
Iron supplements, also known as iron salts and iron pills, are a number of iron formulations used to treat and prevent iron deficiency including iron deficiency anemia. Dietary supplement and iron supplement are dietary supplements.
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Iron-deficiency anemia
Iron-deficiency anemia is anemia caused by a lack of iron.
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Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements.
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Α-Linolenic acid
α-Linolenic acid, also known as alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) (from Greek alpha meaning "first" and linon meaning flax), is an ''n''−3, or omega-3, essential fatty acid.
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Jaundice
Jaundice, also known as icterus, is a yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and sclera due to high bilirubin levels.
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Lead
Lead is a chemical element; it has symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.
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Leucine
Leucine (symbol Leu or L) is an essential amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
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Linoleic acid
Linoleic acid (LA) is an organic compound with the formula.
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Liver disease
Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver.
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Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element; it has symbol Mg and atomic number 12.
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Manganese
Manganese is a chemical element; it has symbol Mn and atomic number 25.
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Marine primary production
Marine primary production is the chemical synthesis in the ocean of organic compounds from atmospheric or dissolved carbon dioxide.
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Market (economics)
In economics, a market is a composition of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations or infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange.
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Meal replacement
A meal replacement is a drink, bar, soup, etc.
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Medical food
Medical foods are foods that are specially formulated and intended for the dietary management of a disease that has distinctive nutritional needs that cannot be met by normal diet alone.
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Medical uses of silver
The medical uses of silver include its use in wound dressings, creams, and as an antibiotic coating on medical devices. Dietary supplement and medical uses of silver are dietary supplements.
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Medication
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.
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Megavitamin therapy
Megavitamin therapy is the use of large doses of vitamins, often many times greater than the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) in the attempt to prevent or treat diseases.
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Melatonin
Melatonin, an indoleamine, is a natural compound produced by various organisms, including bacteria and eukaryotes.
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Mercury (element)
Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80.
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Metabolite
In biochemistry, a metabolite is an intermediate or end product of metabolism.
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Methionine
Methionine (symbol Met or M) is an essential amino acid in humans.
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Methylsulfonylmethane
Dimethyl sulfone (DMSO2) is an organosulfur compound with the formula (CH3)2SO2. Dietary supplement and Methylsulfonylmethane are dietary supplements.
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Microgram
In the metric system, a microgram or microgramme is a unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram.
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Mineral
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.
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Mineral (nutrient)
In the context of nutrition, a mineral is a chemical element.
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Molybdenum
Molybdenum is a chemical element; it has symbol Mo (from Neo-Latin molybdaenum) and atomic number 42.
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Monounsaturated fat
In biochemistry and nutrition, a monounsaturated fat is a fat that contains a monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), a subclass of fatty acid characterized by having a double bond in the fatty acid chain with all of the remaining carbon atoms being single-bonded.
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Morning sickness
Morning sickness, also called nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), is a symptom of pregnancy that involves nausea or vomiting.
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Multivitamin
A multivitamin is a preparation intended to serve as a dietary supplement with vitamins, dietary minerals, and other nutritional elements.
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Myocardial infarction
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.
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Nasal spray
Nasal sprays are used to deliver medications locally in the nasal cavities or systemically.
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National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), known as the Institute of Medicine (IoM) until 2015, is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization.
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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is a United States government agency which explores complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a survey research program conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States, and to track changes over time.
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National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH, is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research.
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Natural Health Products Directorate
The Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) is the division of the Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada that is responsible for implementation of the Natural Health Product Regulations, including Good Manufacturing Practices, for Natural Health Products for sale in Canada.
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Neural tube defect
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of birth defects in which an opening in the spine or cranium remains from early in human development.
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Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol N and atomic number 7.
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Nutraceutical
Nutraceutical is a marketing term used to imply a pharmaceutical effect from a compound or food product that has not been scientifically confirmed or approved to have clinical benefits.
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Nutrient
A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow and reproduce.
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Omega-3 fatty acid
Omega−3 fatty acids, also called Omega−3 oils, ω−3 fatty acids, Ω-3 Fatty acids or n−3 fatty acids, are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) characterized by the presence of a double bond three atoms away from the terminal methyl group in their chemical structure.
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Omega-6 fatty acid
Omega-6 fatty acids (also referred to as ω-6 fatty acids or n-6 fatty acids) are a family of polyunsaturated fatty acids that have in common a final carbon-carbon double bond in the ''n''-6 position, that is, the sixth bond, counting from the methyl end.
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Organic compound
Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon.
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Organism
An organism is defined in a medical dictionary as any living thing that functions as an individual.
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Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to more porous bone, and consequent increase in fracture risk.
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Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
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Packaging
Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.
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Pea protein
Pea protein is a food product and protein supplement derived and extracted from yellow and green split peas, Pisum sativum. It can be used as a dietary supplement to increase an individual's protein or other nutrient intake, or as a substitute for other food products (e.g. the substitution of dairy milk by pea milk). Dietary supplement and pea protein are dietary supplements.
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Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines.
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Phosphorus
Phosphorus is a chemical element; it has symbol P and atomic number 15.
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Pigment
A pigment is a powder used to add color or change visual appearance.
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Plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly photosynthetic.
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Plant-based diet
A plant-based diet is a diet consisting mostly or entirely of plant-based foods.
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Polyphenol
Polyphenols are a large family of naturally occurring phenols.
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Polyunsaturated fat
In biochemistry and nutrition, a polyunsaturated fat is a fat that contains a polyunsaturated fatty acid (abbreviated PUFA), which is a subclass of fatty acid characterized by a backbone with two or more carbon–carbon double bonds.
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Population ageing
Population ageing is an increasing median age in a population because of declining fertility rates and rising life expectancy.
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Potassium
Potassium is a chemical element; it has symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number19.
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Potassium gluconate
Potassium gluconate is the potassium salt of the conjugate base of gluconic acid.
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Prasterone
Prasterone, also known as dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and sold under the brand name Intrarosa among others, is a medication as well as over-the-counter dietary supplement which is used to correct DHEA deficiency due to adrenal insufficiency or old age, as a component of menopausal hormone therapy, to treat painful sexual intercourse due to vaginal atrophy, and to prepare the cervix for childbirth, among other uses. Dietary supplement and Prasterone are dietary supplements.
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Prenatal vitamin
Prenatal vitamins, also known as prenatal supplements, are vitamin and mineral supplements intended to be taken before and during pregnancy and during postnatal lactation. Dietary supplement and prenatal vitamin are dietary supplements.
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Preservative
A preservative is a substance or a chemical that is added to products such as food products, beverages, pharmaceutical drugs, paints, biological samples, cosmetics, wood, and many other products to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes.
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Probiotic
Probiotics are live microorganisms promoted with claims that they provide health benefits when consumed, generally by improving or restoring the gut microbiota.
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Protein-sparing modified fast (diet)
A protein-sparing modified fast or PSMF diet is a type of a very-low-calorie diet (It includes a protein component, fluids, and vitamin and mineral supplementation. PSMF diets can last for up to 6 months, followed by a gradual increase in calories over 6–8 weeks.
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Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of deleterious mental conditions.
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Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals".
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Reference Daily Intake
In the U.S. and Canada, the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is used in nutrition labeling on food and dietary supplement products to indicate the daily intake level of a nutrient that is considered to be sufficient to meet the requirements of 97–98% of healthy individuals in every demographic in the United States.
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Respiratory tract infection
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are infectious diseases involving the lower or upper respiratory tract.
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Resveratrol
Resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol or polyphenol and a phytoalexin produced by several plants in response to injury or when the plant is under attack by pathogens, such as bacteria or fungi.
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Rice protein
Rice protein is a vegan protein isolate made from rice. Dietary supplement and rice protein are dietary supplements.
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Risk–benefit ratio
A risk–benefit ratio (or benefit-risk ratio) is the ratio of the risk of an action to its potential benefits.
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Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia (ICD-10 code M62.84) is a type of muscle loss that occurs with aging and/or immobility.
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Saturated fat
A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all single bonds between the carbon atoms.
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Scientific evidence
Scientific evidence is evidence that serves to either support or counter a scientific theory or hypothesis, although scientists also use evidence in other ways, such as when applying theories to practical problems.
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Search and seizure
Search and seizure is a procedure used in many civil law and common law legal systems by which police or other authorities and their agents, who, suspecting that a crime has been committed, commence a search of a person's property and confiscate any relevant evidence found in connection to the crime.
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Selenium
Selenium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Se and atomic number 34.
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Selenium in biology
Selenium is an essential micronutrient for animals, though it is toxic in large doses.
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Silicon
Silicon is a chemical element; it has symbol Si and atomic number 14.
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Skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle (commonly referred to as muscle) is one of the three types of vertebrate muscle tissue, the other being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.
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Sodium
Sodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Na (from Neo-Latin natrium) and atomic number 11.
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Soy protein
Soy protein is a protein that is isolated from soybean.
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Steroid
A steroid is an organic compound with four fused rings (designated A, B, C, and D) arranged in a specific molecular configuration.
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Stroke
Stroke (also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or brain attack) is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death.
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Sulfur
Sulfur (also spelled sulphur in British English) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16.
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Supermarket
A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections.
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Tablet (pharmacy)
A tablet (also known as a pill) is a pharmaceutical oral dosage form (oral solid dosage, or OSD) or solid unit dosage form.
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Taurine
Taurine, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is a non-proteinogenic naturally occurred amino sulfonic acid that is widely distributed in animal tissues.
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The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.
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Therapeutic Goods Administration
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is the medicine and therapeutic regulatory agency of the Australian Government.
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Tincture
A tincture is typically an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol (ethyl alcohol).
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Tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants.
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Tocopherol
Tocopherols (TCP) are a class of organic compounds comprising various methylated phenols, many of which have vitamin E activity.
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Tocotrienol
The vitamin E family comprises four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta) and four tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta).
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Topical medication
A topical medication is a medication that is applied to a particular place on or in the body.
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Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria.
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Ultra-processed food
An ultra-processed food (UPF) (also referred to as predigested food) is an industrially formulated edible substance derived from natural food or synthesized from other organic compounds.
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Ultraviolet light therapy
Ultraviolet light therapy or ultraviolet phototherapy is a treatment for psoriasis, atopic skin disorder, vitiligo and other skin diseases.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States Congress
The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.
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United States National Agricultural Library
The United States National Agricultural Library (NAL) is one of the world's largest agricultural research libraries, and serves as a national library of the United States and as the library of the United States Department of Agriculture.
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United States National Library of Medicine
The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library.
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Vitamin
Vitamins are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers) that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.
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Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, hence an essential nutrient.
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Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in metabolism.
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Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 is one of the B vitamins, and thus an essential nutrient.
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Vitamin C
Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid and ascorbate) is a water-soluble vitamin found in citrus and other fruits, berries and vegetables.
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Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and for many other biological effects.
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Vitamin deficiency
Vitamin deficiency is the condition of a long-term lack of a vitamin.
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Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a group of eight fat soluble compounds that include four tocopherols and four tocotrienols.
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Western pattern diet
The Western pattern diet is a modern dietary pattern that is generally characterized by high intakes of pre-packaged foods, refined grains, red meat, processed meat, high-sugar drinks, candy and sweets, fried foods, industrially produced animal products, butter and other high-fat dairy products, eggs, potatoes, corn (and high-fructose corn syrup), and low intakes of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, pasture-raised animal products, fish, nuts, and seeds.
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Whey protein
Whey protein is a mixture of proteins isolated from whey, the liquid material created as a by-product of cheese production. Dietary supplement and whey protein are dietary supplements.
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Zinc
Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30.
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