Diet

Diet

Food choices by individuals based on fitness, health, cultural, philosophical or religious considerations.

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reasonable goal

Fitness; Diet

A simple target that can be met to encourage further good observance of a dietary plan.

These are foods that do not often satisfy an appetite, so encouraging more to be consumed, even though they are high in calories. Subsequently more of this food is eaten than necessary, leading to ...

oils

Fitness; Diet

Related to fats, oils are tryglycerides that are liquid at room temperature, where fats are tryglycerides that are solid at room temperature. (See Triglycerides).

calorie

Fitness; Diet

Calorie is the building block of weight control. It's a measurement of heat. It is the amount of energy that is required to raise one milliliter of water by one degree Celsius. Calorie measures the ...

hyperglycemia

Fitness; Diet

Also know as high blood sugar. It's the symptom of either too little insulin or of the body's inefficient use of insulin. Indicators of hyperglycemia include frequent urination, thirst, high levels ...

amino acids

Fitness; Diet

Nine of these essential `building blocks of proteins’ cannot be manufactured by the body alone and so have to be provided though food intake. People following a Vegan diet should be aware that it is ...