14 Terms
Contributors in Weight loss
Weight loss
roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB)
Fitness; Weight loss
The most common gastric bypass procedure performed in the U. S.
saccharin
Fitness; Weight loss
An artificial sweetener which diluted in water is 300-500 times sweeter than the sugar sucrose. (Saccharin is o-sulfobenzimide; 2,3-dihydro-3-oxobenzisosulfonazole. )
salt
Fitness; Weight loss
In medicine, salt usually refers to sodium chloride, table salt, used for seasoning food, for the preservation of meat, etc. Salt is found in the earth and in sea water and is isolated by evaporation ...
restrictive procedure
Fitness; Weight loss
A weight-loss procedure that works primarily by decreasing the functional size of the stomach. This decreases the amount of food that can be eaten at one time. Examples include gastric banding and ...
restriction operation
Fitness; Weight loss
In this type of weight loss surgery, food intake is restricted by creating a small pouch at the top of the stomach where the food enters from the esophagus. Examples of restriction operations include ...
resting metabolic rate
Fitness; Weight loss
This is the amount of energy a person uses for their body to function while resting. This is for such things as breathing, digestion, heartbeat as well as brain activity.
restriction
Fitness; Weight loss
This is the feeling of being able to eat only small amounts of food. Some Banded patients talk of "passive" restriction when their band is empty, wherein they are able to feel full on less food but ...
