11 Terms
Contributors in Weight loss
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Fitness; Weight loss
A syringe injection of saline into the submuscular port in order to increase the pressure of the band around the stomach. This is the process that allows doctors to adjust the pressure of the band, ...
fenfluramine
Fitness; Weight loss
A weight loss drug, in a class of drugs called anorectics which decrease appetite. This drug, sold in the US under the brand name Pondimin, was withdrawn from the US market in 1997, and has since ...
fat
Fitness; Weight loss
Organic compounds that are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, it is the body's most concentrated source of energy. Like protein and carbohydrates, fat is a principal and essential component of ...
fat absorption inhibitor
Fitness; Weight loss
Weight loss drug that work by preventing the body from breaking down and absorbing fat eaten with meals.
fasting
Fitness; Weight loss
Going without food or drink. Patients may be advised to fast for a certain period of time prior to surgery , medical procedures, or certain blood tests.
extensive gastric bypass (biliopancreatic diversion)
Fitness; Weight loss
In this more complicated gastric bypass operation, portions of the stomach are removed. The small pouch that remains is connected directly to the final segment of the small intestine, thus completely ...
extensive gastric bypass
Fitness; Weight loss
A gastric bypass operation in which the lower portion of the stomach is removed. The small pouch that remains is connected directly to the final segment of the small intestine, thus completely ...
