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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. VEP Visual evoked potential VLDL Very low-density lipoprotein VRM Visual recognition memory WHO World Health Organization WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Definitions24-hour recall A method of collecting food consumption data; an interviewer solicits detailed information regarding what a study participant ate and drank in the previous 24 hours or on the previous day Adipose tissue Fat tissue Aflatoxin Any of a group of toxic compounds produced by certain molds that contaminate stored food supplies such as animal feed and peanuts Analysis of variance (ANOVA) To identify sources of variability; to describe the relationship between a continuous dependent variable and one or more nominal independent variables Anglers Those who crab and/or fish Anthropogenic Of human origin Aquaculture Rearing or cultivating marine or freshwater fish or shellfish under controlled conditions for food Arrhythmia An irregular heartbeat Assay The evaluation of a substance for impurities, toxicity, etc. Atherosclerosis A condition in which plaques containing cholesterol and lipids are deposited on the innermost layer of the walls of large and medium-sized arteries Atopic Of, relating to, or caused by a hereditary predisposition toward developing certain hypersensitivity reactions, such as hay fever, asthma, or chronic urticaria, upon exposure to specific antigens Axonal The usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell Bayesian hierarchical model A statistical method to make inferences about an unknown parameter in a multi-level model Benchmark dose modeling A technique for quantitative assessment of noncancer health effects; based on the level at which the prevalence of a defined health abnormality exceeds the background prevalence of the abnormality by a specified amount Benefit-risk analysis Comparison of the benefits of a situation to its related risks Best practices A technique or methodology that, through experience and research, has reliably proven to lead to a desired result
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