Diet

Diet

Food choices by individuals based on fitness, health, cultural, philosophical or religious considerations.

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Yo-yo dieting

Fitness; Diet

This is a practise where a person will lose weight, then gain weight, lose it, then gain it, and so-on, in a repeating cycle.

Sucrose

Fitness; Diet

This is the scientific name for table sugar. It is a mix of fructose and glucose and can be found in many plants.

Oils

Fitness; Diet

Related to fats, oils are tryglycerides that are liquid at room temperature, where fats are tryglycerides that are solid at room temperature. (See Triglycerides).

Hypoglycemia

Fitness; Diet

A condition where there is too little glucose in the blood for good health, also know as low blood sugar. (See above, and Glucose).

Minerals

Fitness; Diet

Inorganic (non carbon containing) elements that are vital for health.

These are fashionable diets that come and go on the health scene. Often highly controversial, they are heavily hyped with spectacular claims but contain dubious nutritional and weight loss advice. ...

Fat

Fitness; Diet

Fat is necessary for human health and together with carbohydrates and proteins, gives us the energy to live. Fat also helps us by allowing the `fat soluble' vitamins A, D, E and K to be transported ...