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Fitness

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

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trimethylxanthine

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Trimethylxanthine is widely known as caffeine and is used in a wide selection of beverages to increase menetal alertness, energy, and stamina. Caffeine has also been known to aid ...

triglycerides

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The major form of fat. A triglyceride consists of three molecules of fatty acid combined with a molecule of the alcohol glycerol. Triglycerides serve as the backbone of many types ...

triglyceride

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This fat is used as a main storage spot for energy. When these levels are raised a person is at risk for coronary heart disease.

treadmill

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A machine with a moving strip on which one walks without moving forward. A treadmill was originally a wide wheel turned by the weight of people climbing on steps around its edge, ...

trans fat

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This is a certain fat that is made when manufactures add such things as hydrogen atoms to enhance the saturated fats. It makes them more solid and stable for shelf life. You will ...

trans fatty acids

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A fat that is produced when liquid fat (oil) is turned into solid fat through a chemical process called hydrogenation (See definition). Eating a large amount of trans fatty acids ...

transplant

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The grafting of a tissue from one place to another, just as in botany a bud from one plant might be grafted onto the stem of another. The transplanting of tissue can be from one ...