Encyclopedia of Diets - A Guide to Health and Nutrition

OTOTOXICITY.Damage caused to the nerves in the ear that are involved in hearing or balance. Ototoxicity is a rare but serious ad ...

PERIANAL.The area surrounding the anus. PERIANAL ABSCESS.Abscess that can occur when the tiny anal glands that open on the insid ...

POLYUNSATURATED FAT.A type of fat found in some vegetable oils, such as sunflower, safflower, and corn. POLYUNSATURATED FATTY AC ...

PSYLLIUM.Fleawort; plants of the genusPlantago whose seed husks have laxative activity. PUBERTY.A stage of physiological maturit ...

force. Free weights, weight machines, resistance bands, or a person’s body weight can be used in resis- tance training. RESVERAT ...

SHANGRI-LA.A utopia; a mythical place in the Himalayas where life approaches perfection, depicted in a 1933 novel by James Hilto ...

SUPPOSITORY.A tablet or capsule, usually made of glycerin, inserted into the rectum to stimulate the muscles to contract and exp ...

physical well being. Diseases and disorders result from imbalances in qi, and treatments such as massage, exercise, acupuncture, ...

VEGAN.A vegetarian who excludes all animal pro- ducts from the diet, including those that can be obtained without killing the an ...

INDEX In the index, references to individual volumes are listed before colons; numbers following a colon refer to specific page ...

vitamin D, 2:764t, 979t, 981 vitamin E, 2:983t, 984 See alsoMen’s nutrition; Senior nutrition; Women’s nutrition Adult-onset dia ...

American Dietetic Association (ADA), 1:39–41 AIDS, 1:27, 29 alcohol consumption, 1:427 artificial sweeteners, 1:78 Atkins diet, ...

Anticoagulants ginkgo, 1:463 ginseng interactions with, 1:460 Medifast, 2:672 orlistat, 2:759 vitamin K, 2:989 Anticonvulsant dr ...

Barium enema.SeeLower gastroin- testinal (GI) series Barium swallow.SeeUpper gastroin- testinal (GI) series Barrett, Stephen, 2: ...

spirulina, 2:895 Suzanne Somers plan, 2:913 TLC diet, 2:925, 926 transfats, 1:285, 377, 621, 2:929 See alsoHigh-density lipoprot ...

Cabbage soup diet, 1:139–143, 2:845 Cabbage soup recipes, 1:140 CADE (Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education), 1:40 ...

omega-3 fatty acids, 2:743 in Pacific Islander Americans, 2:782 risk factors, 2:927 senior nutrition, 2:861 Seven Countries Stud ...

carbohydrate addiction, 1:168 choline, 1:215t, 216 chromium, 1:217t copper, 1:227t electrolyte replacement, 1:345, 346 fiber, 1: ...

ketogenic diet, 1:600 leptin effects, 2:843–844 low-carb diets, 1:169 Mayo Clinic plan, 2:663 Mediterranean diet, 2:677–678 Nean ...

Cost considerations.SeeFinancial considerations Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (South Africa), 1:535 Counselors ...