Category: N

A blood-borne cytokine that is an appetite suppressant. A peptide containing 13 amino acids that is produced by cells of the brain and the small intestine. It is released after the consumption of fats and acts both as a neurotransmitter with psychostimulant properties and as a peripheral hormone that stimulates colonic motility, pancreatic and biliary…

Proliferative disorders characterized by an uncoordinated and uncontrolled growth of cells.  

An accumulation of bilirubin under the skin of the newborn infant giving the infant a yellowish hue. A condition observed in neonates wherein the liver is insufficiently mature to process bilirubin, resulting in its accumulation within the bloodstream. Newborn babies may exhibit a yellow tint in their skin and the whites of their eyes due…

Excessive blood loss by the neonate.  

Metabolizable energy corrected for total nitrogen (TN) retained or lost from tissues: MnE = ME – (κ x TN). For birds or monogastric animals, gaseous energy loss is usually not considered. The correction for mammals is generally k = 7.45 kcal/g nitrogen retained in the body tissues (TN). The factor of 8.22 kcal/g TN is used…

Products of the metabolic processes of animals, plants, and microorganisms from which the food products are derived.  

Data collected by scientists in the U.S. Department of Agriculture to document the kinds and amounts of food consumed in the United States.  

A U.S. government funding organization for the basic sciences.  

An agency that collects data on the causes of death and disease in the United States as well as in other countries. A branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that gathers and analyzes a broad array of data about the health of Americans.  

A derivative of quinone that has some vitamin K activity.