Fitness

Fitness

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

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blood glucose

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The main sugar that the body makes from the food in the diet. Glucose is carried through the bloodstream to provide energy to all cells in the body. Cells cannot use glucose ...

blood clots

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Blood that has been converted from a liquid to a solid state. Also called a thrombus.

bioelectrical

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Impedance Analysis. A body composition test that works by sending a small electrical signal through the body, enabling the amount of fat, muscle, and other lean tissue to be ...

bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)

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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 ...

bioelectric impedance analysis

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A seemingly simple method for determining the lean body mass. Abbreviated BIA. There are two methods of the BIA. One involves standing on a special scale with footpads. A harmless ...

belly

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That part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. Also called the abdomen.

barium swallow

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An X-ray test used to define the anatomy of the upper digestive tract. The test involves filling the esophagus, stomach, and small intestines with a liquid material (barium).