Glossary

Blood-Brain barrier: A physiological mechanism that alters the permeability of brain capillaries, so that some substances, such as certain drugs, are prevented from entering brain tissue, while other substances are allowed to enter freely.

Hypothalamus: the part at the base of your brain that functions to maintain the body’s normal conditions such as blood pressure, body temperature, weight, appetite ect. The Hypothalamus also regulates the chemicals that cause emotion through the endocrine system.

FASEB: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

FDA: Food and Drug administration

CFSAN: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

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