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Factorial method is a way to measure total energy expenditure. The factorial method allows theoretical estimation of TEE using information for the amount of time spent in and energy spent for doing different activities in a theoretical 24-hour period.

A style of serving a meal which allows eaters to help themselves to portions from a common serving dish.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

People who are appreciative and tend to make decisions based on personal and humanistic considerations.

A diet based on the theory that many children are sensitive to dietary salicylates and artificially added colours, flavours and preservatives and that eliminating the offending substances from the diet could improve learning and behavioural problems.

free erythrocyte protoporphyrin

A phenomenon of drug metabolism where the concentration of a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation.

the technique used to sell or bring extra attention to your key messages, helping the audience "take home" what you want them to remember from this interview.

Procyanidins which can inhibit platelet function and low-density lipoprotein oxidation and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Flavanols are found in chocolate, tea, red wine, beans, apricot, cherry, grape, peach, blackberry and apple.

Flavonoids, a subclass of polyphenols, are micronutrients derived from plants, primarily fruits and vegetables. Flavonoids can be divided on the basis of their structure into flavones, flavanols, flavonols and anthocyanins.

The most commonly used test for endothelial function ultrasound is used in to measure the percent change in brachial artery diameter after a substantial increase in blood flow is induced by vessel occlusion with a blood pressure cuff.

A method of gathering in depth insights into a topic or issue through a structured, facilitated discussion of no more than eight participants

FODMAP is an acronym for Fermentable Oligo-Di-Mono-saccharides And Polyols.

FODMAP is an acronym for Fermentable Oligo-Di-Mono-saccharides And Polyols.

Vitamin of the B complex which is an essential component in many major metabolic reactions in the body. Folate is a form of folic acid.

The Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) is a unit of the Institute of Medicine, which is part of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the United States.

Subjects consume the test food under controlled conditions and their response is monitored for onset of allergy symptoms.
Double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC)
The subject consumes the test food in a disguised form (usually a dried sample within a gelatin capsule), or a placebo (usually glucose powder within the same type of gelatin capsule) Neither the subject nor the supervisor of the test know the identity of the test food. A positive result is when the subject develops symptoms after consuming the test food, but not after the placebo.
Single-blind placebo-controlled food challenge (SBPCFC)
In most cases the test food is disguised within a stronger-tasting food to which the subject is not allergic, to disguise its taste and smell. The supervisor of the test is aware of the identity of the test food, but the subject is not. This test allows greater quantities of food to be consumed that is usual with the DBPCFC.
Open food challenge
The subject openly consumes

Total amount of food available for domestic consumption. It is based on the residual after exports, industrial uses, seed and feed use; year-end inventories are subtracted from the sum of production, beginning inventories, and imports. Consumption estimates based on food disappearance are higher than actual consumption because spoilage and waste are not accounted for. Most appropriately used to track trends in consumption over time.

The addition of one or more essential nutrients to a food, whether or not the nutrient is normally found in the food, for the purpose of preventing or correcting a demonstrated deficiency of the nutrient or nutrients in the population or specific sub-groups of the population.

A food jag is when a child will only eat one food item meal after meal.

The nutrient and non-nutrient components of foods and the molecular relationships (i.e. chemical bonds) to each other.

The volume of air that can be forced out taking a deep breath, an important measure of pulmonary function. The forced expiratory volume in the first second is the FEV1

The maximal volume of air exhaled during the first second of a forced expiration from a position of full inspiration; expressed in litres at body temperature and ambient pressure saturated with water vapour (BTPS).

The maximal volume of air exhaled with maximally forced effort from a maximal inspiration (i.e. vital vapacity performed with a maximally forced expiratory effort); expressed in litres at body temperature and ambient pressure saturated with water vapour (BTPS).

Ongoing and continuous feedback to learners to facilitate their learning and progress through a program of learning.

According to ESPEN guidelines, frail older adults are limited in their activities of daily living due to physical, mental, psychological and/or social impairments as well as recurrent disease. They suffer from multiple pathology, which seriously impairs their independence and are therefore in particular need of care and are vulnerable to complications.

Free radicals are compounds with an unpaired electron. Those present in the human body include the superoxide radical, the hydroxyl radical, the hydroperoxy radical, lipid radicals and lipid peroxy radicals.

Free sugar is defined by the World Health Organization as all monosaccharides and disaccharides added to foods by the manufacturer, cook, or consumer, plus sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, and fruit juices.

Full blood count (FBC) or complete blood count (CBC) is a test requested by a doctor or other medical professional that gives information about the cells in a patient's blood.

Consists of clear fluids, fluid milk products and foods that liquefy at body temperature.

Functional anemia is a hemoglobin concentration that is within the normal range but that is lower than physiologically normal for an individual and therefore responds to supplementation with an increase. Functional anemia can be diagnosed only retrospectively after supplementation.

Functional constipation is chronic constipation with no specific organic cause.

accumulation of fecal mass in the rectum, caused by repetitive attempts to avoid defecation because of fears associated with defecation. It is the most common cause of constipation and fecal soiling in children.

isolated, nondigestible carbohydrates that have beneficial physiological effects in humans.

Whole, fortified, enriched or enhanced foods that provide health benefits beyond the provision of essential nutrients when they are consumed at efficacious levels as part of a varied diet on a regular basis.

Foods and food components that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Examples may include conventional foods; fortified, enriched, or enhanced foods; and dietary supplements. Some functional foods provide essential nutrients beyond quantities necessary for normal maintenance, growth, and development, and/or provide other biologically active components that impart health benefits or desirable physiological effects.

essential iron, involved in biochemical functions in the form of hemoglobin, myoglobin, and in enzymes, as well as a small amount transported attached to the protein transferrin.