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Fiber and diabetes
Soluble fibers (oat bran, apples, citrus, pears, peas/beans, psyllium, etc.) slow down the digestion of carbohydrates (sugars), which results in better glucose metabolism. Some patients with the adult-onset diabetes may actually be…
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- Rash, vesicular A raised, blistery rash
- Spinal cord The major column of nerve tissue that is connected to the brain and lies within the vertebral canal and from…
- Melanoma, intraocular See: Intraocular melanoma
- Epilepsy, temporal lobe See: Epilepsy, temporal-lobe
- Vernix More formally known as vernix caseosa, the vernix is a white cheesy substance that covers and protects the…
- Chromosome complement The whole set of chromosomes for the species. In humans, the chromosome complement (which is also called the…
- Y. pestis Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the bubonic plague which in the year 541 (as the Black Death) and…
- HLA The major human histocompatibility system. HLA-typing is done before transplantation to determine the degree…
- Mental retardation A syndrome with the following characteristic features: (1) Neurological: Mental retardation and aphasia (lack…
- Chyle A fluid consisting of a mixture of lymphatic fluid (lymph) and chylomicrons that has a milky appearance…
- Affinity In immunology, the strength of binding interaction between antigen and antibody molecules