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Fitness

Related to the practice of regular exercise to maintain good physical condition and health.

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saturated fat

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A type of fat most often found in animal food products including milk, eggs, meat, and butter. Saturated fat is also found in vegetable products such as coconut and palm oil. ...

sensation

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In medicine and physiology, sensation refers to the registration of an incoming (afferent) nerve impulse in that part of the brain called the sensorial, which is capable of such ...

xylitol

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A sweetener found in plants that is used as a substitute for sugar. Xylitol is considered a nutritive sweetener because it provides calories, just like sugar. (Saccharin is an ...

yogurt

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A common dish made of milk curdled and fermented with a culture of Lactobacillus (the milk bacillus). The word was acquired in the 1620s from Turkey. It can be spelled myriad ways ...

yerba mate

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Also known as Paraguay tea, this strong central nervous system stimulant is often sold as a dietary supplement. It has not been proven to cause weight loss.

wrist

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The proximal segment (the near part) of the hand consisting of the carpal bones and the associated soft tissue.

x-ray

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1. High-energy radiation with waves shorter than those of visible light. X-rays possess the properties of penetrating most substances (to varying extents), of acting on a ...