Ephi Lu

Gastric Emptying

Gastric emptying is the process by which the stomach delivers chyme into the duodenum at a controlled rate, coordinated by gastric motility, pyloric tone,…

Bliss Point

The bliss point is the concentration of a palatability-driving ingredient — most often sugar, salt, or fat — at which a food or beverage…

Bidirectional Relationship

A bidirectional relationship is a mutually influencing connection between two variables, in which each influences the other rather than one simply causing the other.…

Cognitive Performance

Cognitive performance in nutritional psychology refers to how efficiently and accurately a person carries out mental tasks — attention, working memory, processing speed, learning…

Food is Medicine

Food is Medicine (FIM) is the provision of healthy food — most often medically tailored meals, medically tailored groceries, and produce prescriptions — to…

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a group of chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, comprising two main forms: Crohn’s disease, which can…

Preventable Cancer Burden Associated with Poor Diet in the United States