Fitness

Fitness

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

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comorbidity

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A medical condition that exists in addition to, and is caused or worsened by, obesity or any other primary disease being studied or treated. With sufficient weight loss, ...

condition

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The term "condition" has a number of biomedical meanings including the following for the purposes of this weight loss glossary: An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a ...

congestive heart failure

Fitness; Weight loss

Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure of the heart to pump blood with normal efficiency. When this occurs, the heart is unable to ...

chronic disease

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A disease that persists for a long time. A chronic disease is one lasting 3 months or more, by the definition of the U. S. National Center for Health Statistics. Chronic diseases ...

clinical trials

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Trials to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medications or medical devices by monitoring their effects on large groups of people.

chronic

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This important term in medicine comes from the Greek chronos, time and means lasting a long time. For the purposes of this weigh loss glossary, it is often used as in chronic ...