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The group of astringent and bitter compounds found in the seeds and skins of grapes which slow oxidation and promote aging.

Selected group of people who share similar needs or demographic characteristics such as age, income, sex, education or occupation and best represent the most likely potential recipients of an organization's message.

An increased transient shedding of normal club hairs by the premature development of telogen in anagen follicles.

Impaired hair growth as a result of sudden weight loss or decreased protein intake.

Anything which produces nonheritable birth defects is said to be teratogenic.

A condition characterized by the presence of malformed spermatozoa in the semen.

A condition where the nails look opaque but the tip has a dark band.

The psychoactive ingredient of the Cannabis plant family which occurs naturally in hemp plant resins.

The balance between Th1 and Th2 cytokines determines whether the response against a food will result in allergy

Th2 cytokines produced in the Th(T helper cell)2 response of T-cell lymphocytes to allergens, mediate the production of IgE, and thus the allergic response. Th1 cytokines mediate the protective response against, for example, infective micro-organisms.

Allergy occurs when the Th2 response dominates.

A category of familial microcytic, hemolytic anemias leading to impaired hemoglobin synthesis. May be characterized as alpha thalassemia (impaired production of the hemoglobin molecule's alpha polypeptide chain) or beta thalassemia (impaired production of the hemoglobin molecule's beta polypeptide chain).

Source:
Braunstein EM. Thalassemias. Merck Manual Professional Version. Updated September 2020. Available from: https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/hematology-and-oncology/anemias-caused-by-hemolysis/thalassemias

identifies five components (assess, advise, agree, assist, and arrange) that can be sequenced to help patients address unhealthy behaviours 'Assess' dietary practices and related risk factors, 'Advise' to change dietary practices, 'Agree' on individual diet change goals, 'Assist' to change dietary practices or address motivational barriers, and 'Arrange' regular follow-up and support or refer to more intensive behavioral nutritional counseling (e.g., medical nutrition therapy) if needed.

The act of food consumption eliciting an increase in basal energy expenditure, determined primarily by the amount and composition of the foods consumed, mainly due to the metabolic costs incurred in handling and storing ingested nutrients

The process by which humans regulate their body temperature within narrow limits.

The dose that elicits allergic reactions in a given (small) proportion of susceptible patients

Any disorder where there is an abnormally low amount of platelets.

Thyroglobulin is an iodine-containing protein of the thyroid gland that yields thyroxine and triiodothyronine on proteolysis.

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is a glycoprotein hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the hypophysis that stimulates the growth and function of the thyroid gland. TSH is also a diagnostic test to differentiate between primary and secondary hypothyroidism. Also called thyrotropin.

Thyroxine, also known as T4, is an iodine-containing hormone produced by the thyroid gland and also produced synthetically to treat hypothyroidism.

The time to fatigue at a fixed exercise intensity or pace also known as endurance capacity.

The time taken to complete a prescribed distance or work load (or the amount of distance covered or work completed in a set amount of time); also known as performance trial.

Tocopherols are characterized by a substituted, hydroxylated ring system (chromanol ring) with a long, saturated (phytyl) side chain. Of the four tocopherols - alpha, beta, gamma and delta, only the alpha-tocopherol has biologic activity and is classified as "vitamin E".

The highest level of daily nutrient intake that is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects to almost all individuals in the general population. As intake increases above the UL, the potential risk of adverse effects increases.

This ratio shows how high the HDL cholesterol is relative to the overall cholesterol level. The total cholesterol/HDL ratio is calculated
by dividing the total cholesterol by the HDL cholesterol.

The sum of basal energy expenditure, the thermic effect of food, physical activity level and thermoregulation.

sum of dietary fibre and functional fibre.

Refers to all time spent in front of a "flickering screen" such as television, computer, VCR/DVD player, and video games.

This is a blood test that measures the total iron binding capacity (TIBC) as an indirect measure of transferrin.

The process by which the information stored in DNA is converted into messenger RNA.

A beta globulin in blood plasma capable of combining with ferric ions and transporting iron in the body -- called also siderophilin

The process by which the information in messenger RNA directs the synthesis of proteins; this process involves messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA).

Triiodothyronine, also known as T3, is an iodine-containing thyroid hormone derived from thyroxine.

Diverticula which protrude through all layers of the gastrointestinal wall (e.g. esophageal diverticula, Meckel diverticula).

Source: Baum JA, Ching Companioni RA. Definition of Diverticular Disease. Merck Manual Professional Version. 2019 Mar. Available from: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/gastrointestinal-disorders/diverticular-disease/definition-of-diverticular-disease