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Related to the practice of regular exercise to maintain good physical condition and health.
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malabsorption
Fitness; Weight loss
Impaired intestinal absorption of nutrients, causing food to be poorly digested and absorbed. Often happens as a result of gastric bypass surgery.
malabsorptive procedure
Fitness; Weight loss
An operation, such as the biliopancreatic diversion, which causes weight loss by decreasing the number of calories your body absorbs from the food you eat. Different procedures ...
phenylalanine
Fitness; Weight loss
An essential amino acid. (The human body cannot make it so it is essential to the diet. ) Phenylalanine that is ingested is largely transformed (hydroxylated) to form the amino ...
perspiration
Fitness; Weight loss
1) The secretion of fluid by the sweat (sudoriferous) glands. These small, tubular glands are situated within the skin, as well as in the subcutaneous tissue under it. They ...
pharmacy
Fitness; Weight loss
A location where prescription drugs are sold. A pharmacy is, by law, constantly supervised by a licensed pharmacist.
phen-fen
Fitness; Weight loss
A weight loss drug made up of fenfluramine and phentermine. Its use has been linked to heart valve problems and has been banned by the FDA.
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