Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Dietary Fats, Unsaturated. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Dietary Fats, Unsaturated.
Sub-Categories
Terms
alpha-Linolenic Acid - A fatty acid that is found in plants and involved in the formation of prostaglandins....
Cod Liver Oil - Oil obtained from fresh livers of the cod family, Gadidae. It is a source of VITAMIN A and VITAMIN D...
Corn Oil - Oil from ZEA MAYS or corn plant....
Cottonseed Oil - Oil obtained from the seeds of Gossypium herbaceum L., the cotton plant. It is used in dietary produ...
Dietary Fats, Unsaturated - Unsaturated fats or oils used in foods or as a food....
Docosahexaenoic Acids - C22-unsaturated fatty acids found predominantly in FISH OILS....
Eicosapentaenoic Acid - Important polyunsaturated fatty acid found in fish oils. It serves as the precursor for the prostagl...
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 - A group of fatty acids, often of marine origin, which have the first unsaturated bond in the third p...
Safflower Oil - An oily liquid extracted from the seeds of the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius. It is used as a diet...
Sesame Oil - The refined fixed oil obtained from the seed of one or more cultivated varieties of Sesamum indicum....
Soybean Oil - Oil from soybean or soybean plant....
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
