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T-scores (for bone density), 261 , 262
Tsimane, 258 , 259 , 268
Twin studies, 81

U
Ultrasound, 48 , 145 , 260 , 262
Uncertainty, 128 , 129
Undernutrition, 15 , 16
United Kingdom, 78
United States, 74 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 80 , 130 , 133 ,
148 , 195 , 233 , 243 , 245 , 294 , 320 , 321
Uterus, 16 , 158 , 164

V
Vagus nerve, 212 , 216 , 217 , 218 , 219
Validity, 36 , 112 , 175 , 178 , 181 , 182 , 185 , 205 ,
236 , 245 , 246 , 276 , 278 – 280 , 282 ,
284 – 286 , 288 , 289 , 292 , 293
Vasoconstriction, 148
Vasodilation, 122 , 148 , 158 , 311 – 312
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Vasopressin, 3
Veins, 144 , 162
Venipuncture, 122
Venous sinuses, 163
Ventilation, 121
Verbal, 4 , 107 , 279 , 281 – 290 , 292 , 293
Verran Snyder-Halpern sleep scale, 36
Vertical–Horizontal Illusion, 205
Video (or computer) games, 68 , 74 , 75 , 78
Vigilance, 29 , 31
Visayans, 130
Visual-analog scales, 35 , 36
Visual analogue scale (VAS), 108 – 110 , 112 ,
211

Vitamin A, 179

Vitamin C, 179

Vitamin D, 6 , 179 , 183 , 184 , 263 – 267

Deficiency, 306

Vitamin E, 179 , 180

Vitamin K, 179

Vivasection, 349

Von Economo neurons (VEN’s), 208

W

Walking, 68 , 88 , 155

Weaning, 2 , 257

Weight, 17 , 47 , 48 , 51 , 52 , 85 , 88 , 91 , 173 ,

181 , 195 , 196 , 202 , 204 , 207 – 209 , 214 ,

216 , 221 , 262 , 317

Well being, 20

Whole-body computed tomography, 315 , 320

Wind-up, 110

Women’s Health Questionnaire, 236

Working memory, 283

Worry, 57 , 276 , 280 , 282 , 293 , 295

X

X-rays, 7 , 260 , 314 – 315

Y

Yakut, 132

Youth risk behavior surveillance system, 77

Yup’ik, 175 , 182

Z

Zeaxanthin, 183 , 184

Zinc, 179

Zombies, 304 – 305

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