"Health Food" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A non-medical term defined by the lay public as a food that has little or no preservatives, which has not undergone major processing, enrichment or refinement and which may be grown without pesticides. (from Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D019123
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J02.500.525.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Food- Health Food
- Food, Health
- Foods, Health
- Health Foods
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