Healthy Foods - said by food faddist to have special health-giving characteristics

High-density lipoprotein (HDLs) - lipoproteins that carry cholesterol from cells to the liver for eventual excretion

Kipketer, Wilson - Kenyan 800m ace, that moved to Denmark at a young age. He has both won the outdoor and the indoor world champs in the 800m. He also holds the indoor 800m world record, which he lowered twice at the World Indoor champs in Paris, 1997. First in a heat, and then in the final. Although he was able to compete for the Danish Athletic Federation at Iaaf events since 1995, he did not have a Danish passport at the 1996 Olympics, and this forced him to miss the Olympics for that reason. As a young man Kipketer attended the famous St. Patrick's school in Kenya, where he was coached by an Irish missionary brother Colm O'Connor. He is a graduate of electronic engineering.

Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian - vegetarians who will eat dairy products and eggs but no meat, fish or poultry

Larsen, Gerd (1942-) - Surprised everyone, in 1962, by running 1.53,8 on his first 800m with barely any practice. The Dane with the long legs, had a strong 200m finish, but suffered under many injuries. He was unconventional in his ways of practicing,

Nakamura, Kiyoshi - Japanese coach of Seko and Wakiihuri, stern taskmaster Nakamura died in 1984 in a drowning accident rumoured by some to have been a ritual suicide to atone for Seko's Olympic "failure" in 1984.

Nutrients - Components of food that help nourish the body - that is, they provide energy or serve as "building materials." These nutrients include carbohy-drates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water, etc.

Rasmussen, Dorthe (1960-) - The youngest Dane ever to win a national title, when she as a 14-year old won the 3000m. 10 years later she had her Olympic debut, when she came in 13th in the Olympic Marathon in Los Angeles. Later she won more than 30 national titles.