Diet

Diet

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

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electrolytes

Fitness; Diet

These are mineral salts like calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium. They are necessary in any diet for healthy nerves and muscle movement. Many people on diets use sports drinks (electrolyte ...

energy expenditure

Fitness; Diet

This is the energy, expressed as calories, used or ‘burned’ in exercise. Exercise is often recommended as a companion to dieting for the purpose of losing weight.

enriched, or enrichment

Fitness; Diet

These are processed foods that have nutrients added to them, either to enhance the original or to replace any nutrients that were lost in the processing.

essential fatty acids

Fitness; Diet

These are fats that must be in a diet for good health. They are principally gained from vegetable oils. (See Fat).

exchange diet / plan

Fitness; Diet

This is a weight loss plan where foods with equal calorific values are divided up into separate groupings. The person on the diet can then interchange foods from within each list at mealtimes to ...

exchange lists

Fitness; Diet

These are the lists of swappable foodstuffs that have been divided up according to their energy and nutritional qualities for the purpose of an exchange diet. (See Above).

extra lean

Fitness; Diet

Food labeling terminology that means there is less than 2g of saturated fat, less than 5g of overall fat and no more than 95mg of cholesterol for a 100g portion of meat, poultry, game meat, or ...