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- 2. High blood pressure. It is defined in adults as blood pressure exerted inside exerted inside blood vessel walls that typically exceeds 140/90 mmHg (millimeters of mercury).
- 3. fat, Those that have 30% of their calories or less from fats.
- 6. Abnormally high levels of glucose in the blood.
- 8. The study of diet-and nutrient-related functions and interactions of genes and their effects on health and disease.
- 9. A unit of measure of the amount of energy supplied by food.
- 10. A disease of the arterial blood vessels (arteries) in which the walls of the blood vessels become thickened and hardened by cholesterol and calcium-containing plaque.
- 12. Length of life, measured in years.
- 13. Age-associate loss of skeletal muscle mass and function.
- 15. Decreasing bone mass and density. As a result the bones become porous, light and fragile becoming more vulnerable to fractures.
- 16. A component of fats that is soluble in water. It is converted to glucose in the body.
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- 1. A state of excess levels of insulin circulating in the blood it is common among persons with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes and is caused by the pancreas trying to compensate for insulin resistance of cells.
- 4. having fewer than three bowel movements a week or present itself as dry and hard stools and difficulty passing the stool.
- 5. Federal health insurance for all people age 65 and older, and for younger individuals with certain disabling conditions.
- 7. The process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells. It includes activation, initiation, promotion, progression, and invasion and metastasis. Dietary constituents can modify the process at several points along the continuum.
- 11. Chemical substances that activate enzymes.
- 14. Difficulties in self-expression, including inability to speak, finding the right words or understanding print or spoken words.