Weight loss

Weight loss

Contributors in Weight loss

Weight loss

Also known as gastrointestinal surgery. Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help patients with extreme obesity to lose weight. Bariatric surgery is a weight-loss method used for people who ...

Carbohydrate

Fitness; Weight loss

A major source of energy in the diet. There are two kinds of carbohydrates -- simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates: simple carbohydrates are sugars and complex carbohydrates include both ...

Type 1 diabetes

Fitness; Weight loss

Previously known as "insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus," or "juvenile diabetes. " Type 1 diabetes is a life-long condition in which the pancreas stops making insulin. Without insulin, the body is ...

Energy expenditure

Fitness; Weight loss

The amount of energy, measured in calories, that a person uses. Calories are used by people to breathe, circulate blood, digest food, maintain posture, and be physically active.

Body mass index (BMI)

Fitness; Weight loss

A measure of body weight relative to height. BMI is a tool that is often used to determine if a person is at a healthy weight, overweight, or obese, and whether a person's health is at risk due to ...

Obesity

Fitness; Weight loss

Obesity is excess body fat. Because body fat is usually not measured, a ratio of body weight to height (see body mass index, or BMI, chart) is often used instead. It is defined as BMI. An adult who ...

Saturated fat

Fitness; Weight loss

A fat that is solid at room temperature. Fats that are in foods are combinations of monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated fatty acids. Saturated fat is found in high-fat dairy products ...