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A
- ADHD
- ATP Regeneration
- Abdominal Pain
- Acne
- Adaptations to Exercise
- Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
- Adiponectin
- Adrenaline
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
- Advanced Glycation End Products
- Aerobic Exercise
- Aerobic metabolism
- Aggression (aka Anger)
- Alanine Transaminase (aka Alanine Aminotransferase, ALAT)
- Alcohol Dependence
- Aldosterone
- Alertness
- All-Cause Mortality
- Allergies
- Alpha-Diversity (aka Microbiome Diversity)
- Ammonia
- Anaerobic Running Capacity (aka Anaerobic exercise)
- Anaerobic metabolism
- Androgen Receptor Density
- Anger
- Angina (aka Chest Pain)
- Anhedonia
- Anti-Oxidant
- Anti-Oxidant Enzyme Profile
- Anxiety
- Apathy
- ApoA1
- Apolipoprotein A
- Apolipoprotein B
- Appetite
- Arsenic Poisoning
- Arterial Stiffness
- Arthralgia
- Arthritis (In General)
- Asthma
- Asthma Attacks
- Asymmetric dimethylarginine (aka ADMA)
- Atherosclerosis
- Attention
B
- B-Cell Count
- Bacterial Infection
- Balance (aka Steadiness)
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Basal metabolic rate (BMR) (aka BMR)
- Basophil Count
- Beta-Diversity
- Beta-cell function
- Bifidobacterium Abundance (aka Bifidobacteria, bifido, bifidobacteria concentration)
- Bilirubin
- Binge-eating
- Bleeding Time
- Bloating
- Blood Acidity
- Blood Carnitine
- Blood Clotting (aka Coagulation)
- Blood Flow
- Blood Lactate (Excercise)
- Blood Pressure
- Blood Viscosity
- Blood glucose (aka blood sugar)
- Blood pyruvate
- Body Cell Mass
- Body Dysmporphia
- Body Fat
- Body Mass Index (BMI) (aka Body Mass Index)
- Body Temperature
- Bone Fracture Risk
- Bone Healing Rate
- Bone Mineral Density (aka BMD)
- Bone-specific Alkaline Phosphatase
- Brain Tumor
- Breast Cancer Risk
- Breast Density
- Breast Tenderness
- Breath Holding Spells
- Breath Hydrogen (aka Breath H2, H2)
- Breath Methane
- Breathing Rate
- Bruising
- Burn Healing
C
- C-Peptide
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) (aka CRP)
- CD3 Lymphocytes
- CD4 Lymphocytes
- CD8 Lymphocytes
- CNS activity
- COVID-19 Severity
- CTX-II
- Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide
- Calcium Absorption
- Calcium Excretion (aka Urinary Calcium)
- Calmness
- Cancer Mortality
- Cancer Pain (Various)
- Cancer risk
- Canker Sores
- Cannabis Addiction
- Capacity (Menstrual Cup vs. Usual Product)
- Carbohydrate Absorption
- Carbohydrate Oxidation
- Cardiac Mass
- Cardiac Output (aka heart output)
- Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) (aka CVD)
- Cardiovascular Disease Mortality
- Cell Adhesion Factors (aka sCAM-1, vCAM-1)
- Cellulite
- Cerebral Blood Flow (aka Neural Blood Flow)
- Cerebral Glucose Utilization
- Cerebral Oxygenation
- Chemotaxis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency
- Circulating Alkaline Phosphatase
- Cocaine Addiction
- Cognition
- Cognition (Omnivores)
- Cognition (Vegetarians)
- Cognition of Offspring
- Cognitive Decline
- Collagen Content
- Collagen Degradation
- Colon Cancer Risk
- Colonic Tension
- Colorectal Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Risk
- Complement Component 3
- Complement Component 4
- Confusion
- Constipation
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) (aka coronary heart disease, ischemic heart disease)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (aka COVID-19, 2019 novel coronavirus disease)
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- Cortisol
- Cost (Menstrual Cup vs. Usual Product)
- Cough
- Cramps
- Creatine Kinase (aka creatine phosphokinase, phosphocreatine kinase)
- Creatinine
- Creatinine Clearance
- Creativity
- Crohn’s Disease (aka Crohn’s disease)
- Cutaneous Blood Flow
- Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes
D
- DHEA (aka DHEA, dehydroepiandrosterone)
- DHEAS (aka Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate)
- DHT
- DNA Damage
- DNA Methylation
- Day-Time Dysfunction
- Dental Health
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Diabetic Foot Ulceration
- Diarrhea
- Diet Soda
- Diuresis
- Dizziness
- Dopamine
- Dream Salience
- Driving Caution
- Driving Control
- Driving Speed
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- Dysgeusia
- Dysmenorrhea
E
- E-Selectin (aka ELAM-1, CD62 antigen-like family member E , CD62E, leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion molecule 2 , LECAM2)
- Early Virologic Response
- Ease of Use (Menstrual Cup vs. Usual Products)
- Eating Disorder Symptoms
- Edema
- Ejaculate Volume
- End-Diastolic Volume (aka Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume)
- End-Systolic Volume
- Endometrial Thickness
- Endothelial Function
- Endothelial Microparticles
- Endothelin-1
- Eosinophil count
- Erections
- Erythema
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Erythropoietin
- Esophageal Cancer Risk
- Estrogen
- Eucaloric (aka maintenance)
- Executive Function
- Exercise Capacity
- Exercise Capacity (with Heart Conditions)
- Exercise Capacity in COPD
- Exercise Performance During Hypoxia
- Exercise-Induced Gastrointestinal Syndrome (aka EIGS)
- Exercise-Induced Immune Suppression
- Exercise-Induced Oxidation
- Exercise-induced Joint Pain
- Exercise-induced Stress Response
F
- Factor VII
- Factor VIII
- Fat
- Fat Oxidation
- Fat-free mass (FFM) (aka FFM)
- Fatigue
- Fatigue (non-anemic)
- Fatigue Resistance
- Fecal Bile Acids
- Fecal Calprotectin
- Fecal Cholesterol
- Fecal Microbial Load
- Fecal Moisture
- Fecal Water Genotoxicity
- Fecal Weight
- Ferritin
- Fertility
- Fever
- Fibrinogen
- Fibrinolysis
- Fibroblast growth factor 21 (aka FGF21)
- Flatulence
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (aka FSH)
- Follistatin
- Food Intake
- Forced Expiratory Volume
- Forced Vital Capacity
- Forgetting
- Free Fatty Acids (aka FFA, Non-esterified fatty acids, NEFA)
- Free Testosterone
- Frequency of Intercourse
- Fructosamine
- Functionality in Elderly or Injured
G
- Gamma Delta T Cells (aka T cells gamma delta, Tδγ)
- Gamma-Glutamyltransferase
- Gastric Cancer Risk
- Gastric Inhibitory Peptide (aka GIP)
- Gastrin
- General Oxidation
- Gestational Diabetes Risk
- Ghrelin
- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Glucagon
- Glucagon-like Peptide 1
- Glucagon-like Peptide 2
- Glutathione (GSH)
- Glutathione Reductase
- Glycemic Control
- Glycerol
- Glycogen Content
- Glycogen Resynthesis
- Golf Performance
- Gout (aka Podagra (when affecting the foot))
- Granulocyte Count
- Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (aka colony-stimulating factor 3)
- Growth Hormone (aka GH)
H
- HDL-C (aka HDL-cholesterol)
- Hair Regrowth
- Hair Regrowth and Quality
- Halitosis (aka Bad Breath)
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- HbA1c
- Headaches
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Rate
- Heart Rate Variability
- Heartburn
- Height
- Helicobacter Pylori Infection
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatic Glucose Production
- Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient
- High-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) (aka hsCRP)
- Hip Circumference
- Hip Fracture Risk
- Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) (aka HOMA-IR)
- Homocysteine
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (aka HADS)
- Hydration (Total Body Water)
- Hypercaloric (aka high-calorie)
- Hyperemia
- Hypertrophy
- Hypocaloric (aka low-calorie)
- Hypoxanthine
I
- IGF Binding Protein
- IGF-1 (aka Insulin-like growth factor-1)
- IL-1Ra
- IUD Expulsion Risk
- Immunity (aka Immune system)
- Immunoglobulin A
- Immunoglobulin E
- Immunoglobulin G
- Immunoglobulin M
- Impulse Control
- Impulsivity
- Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes
- Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes
- Incontinence
- Indigestion (aka Dyspepsia)
- Infant Birth Weight
- Infant Death Risk
- Infant Growth (aka infants)
- Infantile Colic
- Inflammation
- Influenza Risk
- Inhibin B
- Injury Rehabilitation Rate
- Insomnia
- Insulin
- Insulin Secretion
- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
- Interferon Alpha
- Interferon Gamma
- Interleukin 1
- Interleukin 1-alpha
- Interleukin 1-beta
- Interleukin 10
- Interleukin 12 (aka IL-12)
- Interleukin 18 (aka Interferon-gamma inducing factor)
- Interleukin 2
- Interleukin 4
- Interleukin 5
- Interleukin 6 (aka IL-6)
- Interleukin 8
- Intermediate-Term Memory
- Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein (aka I-FABP)
- Intestinal Motility (aka Transit time)
- Intestinal Parasites
- Intestinal Permeability
- Intraocular Pressure (aka IOP)
- Irisin
- Iron Absorption
- Irritability
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) (aka IBS)
- Isaac Speech Activity Test
J
K
L
- LDL-C (aka LDL-cholesterol)
- Lactate Threshold
- Lactose intolerance (aka lactase deficiency)
- Leakage (Menstrual Cup vs. Usual Product)
- Lean Mass
- Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (aka LVEF)
- Left Ventricular Mass
- Leg Swelling
- Length of Sickness
- Leptin
- Lethargy (aka Tiredness)
- Leukocyte Count
- Leukocyte-Derived Microparticles
- Leukotriene B4
- Leukotriene B5
- Libido
- Lipid Absorption
- Lipid Peroxidation
- Lipofuscin
- Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein (aka LBP)
- Lipoprotein
- Lipoprotein A
- Lipoprotein Lipase Activity
- Liver Cell Content
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Damage
- Liver Enzymes
- Liver Fat
- Longevity (aka Life extension, Anti-aging)
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Esophageal Pressure
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Risk
- Lung Function
- Luteinizing Hormone (aka LH)
- Lymphocyte Count
M
- Macrophage Activity
- Macrophage Inhibitory Cytokine 1
- Malondialdehyde (MDA) (aka MDA)
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 (aka MMP-1)
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 (aka MMP-13)
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 (aka MMP-3)
- Matrix metallopeptidase 9
- Memory
- Menstrual Flow
- Metabolic Rate
- Microcirculation
- Micronutrient Intake (aka Diet Quality, Nutrient Density, DRI, Dietary Reference Intake)
- Migraine
- Migraine Duration
- Migraine Frequency
- Migraine Severity
- Milk Production
- Mineral Bioaccumulation
- Mitochondrial Protection
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (aka MCP1)
- Monocyte Count
- Monocyte-Derived Microparticles
- Monocyte-Platelet Aggregates
- Mood
- Motion Sickness
- Motivation
- Motor Control
- Motor Speed
- Mucositis
- Mucus Production
- Muscle Carnitine Content
- Muscle Creatine Content
- Muscle Damage
- Muscle Lactate
- Muscle Oxygenation
- Muscle Soreness (aka Delayed onset muscle soreness, DOMS)
- Muscle protein breakdown (MPB)
- Muscle protein synthesis (MPS) (aka MPS)
- Muscular Endurance
- Myalgia (aka Muscle Pain)
- Myeloperoxidase
- Myoglobin
- Myonuclei Proliferation
- Myostatin
N
- N-terminal Prohormone of Brain Natriuretic Peptide (aka NT-proBNP)
- NF-kB Activity
- NMDA Neurotransmission
- Nail Quality
- Nasal Congestion
- Natural Killer Cell Activity
- Natural Killer Cell Content (aka NK cell, natural killer cell)
- Nausea
- Nerve Repair
- Nesfatin-1
- Neuromuscular Function
- Neuropathic Pain (In general)
- Neuropeptide Y (aka NPY)
- Neutrophil Activity
- Neutrophil Count
- Nicotine Addiction
- Nipple Cracks
- Nitric Oxide (aka NO)
- Nitrotyrosine
- Nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) (aka NEAT)
- Noradrenaline (aka norepinephrine)
- Numerical Memory
- Nutrition
- Nystagmus
O
P
- P-Selectin
- PMS (aka Premenstrual syndrome)
- Pain
- Pain From Wounds
- Pancreatic Cancer Risk
- Panic Attacks
- Parathyroid Hormone (aka PTH)
- Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (aka PEFR)
- Peak flow time
- Penile Girth
- Peptide YY (PYY)
- Perceived Fullness
- Photoprotection
- Pink Eye
- Plasma Arginine
- Plasma Calcium
- Plasma Endorphins
- Plasma Glutamine
- Plasma Melatonin
- Plasma Nitrate
- Plasma Vitamin C
- Plasma Vitamin D
- Plasma Vitamin E
- Plasma β-carotene
- Plasmalogens
- Plasminogen Inhibitor 1
- Platelet Aggregation
- Platelet Microparticles
- Pneumonia
- Polymorphic Light Eruptions
- Portal Hypertension
- Postpartum Depression
- Power Output
- Pre-Eclampsia Risk
- Pregnancy Complications
- Prepulse Inhibition
- Processing Accuracy
- Processing Speed
- Progesterone
- Proinsulin
- Prolactin
- Prostaglandin E2
- Prostaglandin J2a
- Prostate Cancer Risk
- Prostate Hypertrophy
- Prostate Specific Antigen (aka PSA)
- Protection from Smoking
- Protein Carbonyl Content
- Proteinuria
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Function
- Pulse Pressure
- Pulse Rate
Q
R
- Range of Motion
- Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep (aka REM sleep, REMS)
- Rate Of Pregnancy (aka Pregnancy Rate)
- Rate of Gastric Emptying
- Rate of Sickness
- Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) (aka RPE)
- Reaction Time
- Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Red Blood Cell Count
- Reddening of the Skin
- Rehabilitation of Cerebral Trauma
- Relaxation
- Remnant Lipoprotein Cholesterol
- Renin Activity
- Repetition maximum (RM)
- Resistin
- Respiratory Exchange Ratio (aka RER)
- Respiratory Quotient
- Restless leg syndrome (RLS) (aka RLS)
- Restlessness
- Rhonchi
- Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction
- Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
- Risk of Allergic Diseases
- Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Risk of Anemia
- Risk of Cataracts
- Risk of Dementia
- Risk of Falls
- Risk of Heart Failure
- Risk of Lung Cancer
- Risk of Melanoma
- Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
- Risk of Myocardial Infarction
- Risk of Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Risk of Stroke
- Risk of Thromboembolism
- Running Speed
S
- ST-segment depression
- Salivary Alpha-Amylase
- Salivation
- Satellite Cell Recruitment
- Satisfaction (Menstrual Cup)
- Scabies
- Scar Healing
- Schizophrenia
- Sedation
- Seizure Frequency
- Self-Control
- Seminal Motility
- Serotonin
- Serum Albumin
- Serum Amyloid A
- Serum BDNF
- Serum Bicarbonate
- Serum Cobalamin
- Serum Elastase
- Serum Folate
- Serum Magnesium
- Serum Methionine
- Serum Platelets
- Serum T3
- Serum T4
- Serum TGF-β
- Severity of Sickness
- Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (aka SHBG)
- Sexual Function
- Short-Term Memory (Simple)
- Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) (aka scfa, scfas)
- Skeletal Muscle Atrophy (aka Catabolism)
- Skin Dryness
- Skin Elasticity
- Skin Moisture
- Skin Pigmentation
- Skin Quality
- Skin Thickness
- Sleep Disturbances
- Sleep Duration (aka sleep time)
- Sleep Efficiency
- Sleep Latency
- Sleep Quality
- Sleep Terrors
- Social Functioning
- Social Functioning in Elderly
- Somatomedin A
- Spatial Processing
- Sperm Concentration
- Sperm Count
- Sperm Quality
- Spontaneous Birth Risk
- Sprint Performance
- Stomach Ulcers
- Stool Consistency
- Strength (aka lifting capacity)
- Stress
- Stroke Recovery Rate
- Stroke Volume
- Subjective Well-Being
- Superoxide Dismutase Activity
- Supplementation
- Survival rates for Organ Transplants
- Sustained Virologic Response
- Swimming Performance
- Symptoms Of Withdrawal (aka Detox)
- Symptoms of Acute Bronchitis
- Symptoms of Acute Mountain Sickness
- Symptoms of Alzheimer’s
- Symptoms of Atopic dermatitis
- Symptoms of Autism
- Symptoms of Bacterial Vaginosis
- Symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder (aka Manic-depressive disorder)
- Symptoms of Burning Mouth Syndrome
- Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel
- Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Symptoms of Chloasma
- Symptoms of Chronic Mountain Sickness
- Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis
- Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy
- Symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
- Symptoms of GERD
- Symptoms of HIV
- Symptoms of Hand-Foot Syndrome
- Symptoms of Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Symptoms of Hirsutism
- Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism
- Symptoms of Intermittent Claudication
- Symptoms of Jet Lag
- Symptoms of Kashin-Beck Disease
- Symptoms of Lactose Intolerance
- Symptoms of McArdle's Disease
- Symptoms of Melasma
- Symptoms of Menopause
- Symptoms of Mitochondrial Cytopathies
- Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis
- Symptoms of Myotonia
- Symptoms of Narcolepsy
- Symptoms of Neurasthenia
- Symptoms of OCD
- Symptoms of Oral Cancer
- Symptoms of Orthostatic Hypotension
- Symptoms of Osteoarthritis
- Symptoms of Pancreatitis
- Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
- Symptoms of Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Symptoms of Peyronie's Disease
- Symptoms of Pharyngotonsillitis
- Symptoms of Phobia
- Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Symptoms of Prader Willi Syndrome
- Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
- Symptoms of Pruritus
- Symptoms of Raynaud's Phenomena
- Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Symptoms of Rosacea
- Symptoms of Schizophrenia
- Symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease
- Symptoms of Sleep Deprivation
- Symptoms of Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Symptoms of Tardive Dyskinesia
- Symptoms of Temporomandibular osteoarthritis
- Symptoms of Tinnitus
- Symptoms of Tuberculosis
- Symptoms of Venous Insufficiency
- Symptoms of Vitiligo
- Symptoms of Xerotic Pruritus
- Symptoms of the Common Cold
- Symptoms of the Lower Urinary Tract
T
- T Cell Count
- TMAO
- TNF-Alpha (aka TNF-α, TNF, Tumor necrosis factor alpha)
- Teeth Whitening
- Testosterone (aka test)
- Testosterone (Males)
- Thermic effect of food (TEF) (aka Diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT), Specific dynamic action (SDA), Thermic effect of food (TEF))
- Thermogenesis
- Thromboxane B2
- Thyroid Hormones (aka T3, T4)
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
- Thyrotropin
- Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone
- Tobacco Consumption
- Total Cholesterol
- Total Iron Binding Capacity
- Total antioxidant capacity (TAC)
- Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) (aka TDEE)
- Tourette Syndrome (aka Tic, Tics)
- Training Volume
- Transforming Growth Factor Beta
- Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Treatment of COPD
- Treatment of Dementia
- Treatment of Diffuse Esophageal Spasms
- Treatment of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
- Treatment of Huntington's Disease
- Treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy
- Treatment of PCOS
- Treatment of Parkinson's
- Treatment of Trichotillomania
- Treg Cells (aka regulatory t-cells, T-regulatory cells)
- Triglycerides
U
V
- VO₂ Max
- Vaccine Augmentation
- Vaginal Dryness
- Vaginal Infection Risk
- Vaginal Injury Risk
- Vaginal Irritation
- Vaginal PH
- Vascular Adhesion Protein-1
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
- Vascular Function
- Vasopressin
- Ventilatory Threshold
- Verbal Fluency
- Verbal Memory
- Vertigo
- Vigor/Activity
- Viral Load
- Viral Warts
- Visceral Fat
- Visual Acuity
- Vitilgo
- Vomiting
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