21 Terms
Contributors in Weight loss
Weight loss
Metabolism
Fitness; Weight loss
All of the processes that occur in the body that turn the food you eat into energy your body can use.
Gestational diabetes
Fitness; Weight loss
A type of diabetes mellitus that can occur when a woman is pregnant. In the second half of her pregnancy, a woman may have glucose (sugar) in her blood at a higher than normal level. In about 95 ...
High blood pressure
Fitness; Weight loss
Another word for "hypertension. " Blood pressure rises and falls throughout the day. An optimal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mmHg. When blood pressure stays high—greater than or equal to 140/90 ...
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (bia)
Fitness; Weight loss
A way to estimate the amount of body weight that is fat and nonfat. Nonfat weight comes from bone, muscle, body water, organs, and other body tissues. BIA works by measuring how difficult it is for a ...
Very low-calorie diet (VLCD)
Fitness; Weight loss
A very low-calorie diet (VLCD) is a doctor-supervised diet that typically uses commercially prepared formulas to promote rapid weight loss in patients who are moderately to extremely obese. People on ...
Nutrition
Fitness; Weight loss
(1) The process of the body using food to sustain life. (2) The study of food and diet.
Glucose
Fitness; Weight loss
A building block for most carbohydrates. Digestion causes some carbohydrates to break down into glucose. After digestion, glucose is carried in the blood and goes to body cells where it is used for ...
