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| | flour, and jaguar gum, it
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| | is a dietary fiber obtained from the
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| | Indian cluster bean.
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| | Used extensively as a thickening agent
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| Aerobic Exercise. Any activity involving
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| | for foods and
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| large muscles, done
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| | pharmaceuticals, it is commonly sold as
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| for an extended period of time. Aerobic
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| | an herbal supplement
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| exercise can be done
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| | to promote weight loss.High Protein
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| for weight loss, but it also provides
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| | Diet. Diets that recommend receiving up
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| cardiovascular
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| | to 30%
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| benefits. Examples of aerobic exercise
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| | of calories (or more) from protein as
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| include walking,
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| | opposed to the
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| biking, jogging, swimming, aerobic
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| | recommended 10%-15% from protein. These
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| classes and cross-country
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| | diets also recommend
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| skiing.Aloe. Herbal product derived from
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| | low carbohydrate consumption and are
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| the aloe plant, it is
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| | often high in total
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| often added to herbal weight loss
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| | fat.Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing. A body
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| products. However, it has
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| | composition test
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| not been shown to effectively promote
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| | performed by submerging the person in
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| permanent weight loss.
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| | water and then
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| Different parts of the aloe plant may be
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| | measuring his or her underwater
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| used. Aloe gel may
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| | weight.Jejunum. The middle section of the
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| lower blood glucose and keep other
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| | small intestine.Ketone. Waste products in
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| medications from being
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| | the body that are a result of fat
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| properly absorbed. Aloe leaf lining has
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| | burning.Ketosis. An abnormality of the
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| more side effects,
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| | body's metabolic process,
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| including nausea, diarrhea, lowering of
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| | resulting in an increase of ketones in
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| serum potassium and
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| | the blood, which can
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| laxative effects that could be dangerous
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| | increase the risk of developing kidney
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| to individuals not
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| | stones. Ketosis is
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| in good health.Appetite Suppressants.
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| | prevented by eating at least 100 grams
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| Medications that act upon the brain,
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| | of carbohydrates a
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| "tricking" it into believing that it is
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| | day.Ma-Huang. See ephedrine.Meridia. See
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| not hungry or that
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| | SibutermineMetabolism. The amount of
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| it's full.Bioelectrical Impedance
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| | energy (calories) your body burns
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| Analysis. A body composition test
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| | to maintain itself. Metabolism is the
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| that works by sending a small electrical
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| | process in which
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| signal through the
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| | nutrients are acquired, transported,
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| body, enabling the amount of fat, muscle
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| | used and disposed of by
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| and other lean
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| | the body.Monounsaturated fat. A type of
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| tissue to be measured.Body Composition
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| | fat found in large amounts in
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| Test. A test used to determine the
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| | foods from plants, including olive,
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| current
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| | peanut and canola oil.Mortality. The rate
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| percentage of body fat a person has.Body
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| | of death.Obesity. An excess proportion of
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| Mass Index (BMI). A popular method used
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| | total body fat. The most
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| to gauge
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| | common measure of obesity is the body
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| whether or not a person is overweight.
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| | mass index (BMI).Orlistat. A commonly
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| BMI is calculated by
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| | prescribed fat absorption medication,
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| dividing a person's weight (in
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| | it is sold under the brand name
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| kilograms) by his or her
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| | Xenical.Phen-fen. A weight loss drug made
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| height (in meters, squared).Calorie. A
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| | up of fenfluramine and
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| unit of measure for the amount of energy
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| | phentermine. Its use has been linked to
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| released
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| | heart valve problems
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| when the body breaks down
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| | and has been banned by the
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| food.Carbohydrate. Any of a large group
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| | FDA.Phenylpropanolamine (PPA). Once a
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| of sugars, starches,
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| | common weight loss
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| cellulose and gums that the body uses by
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| | ingredient in appetite suppressants,
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| converting into
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| | recent studies have
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| glucose, a simple sugar, for
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| | linked PPA to an increased risk of
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| fuel.Cascara. A common ingredient used in
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| | stroke. The FDA warns
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| weight loss products.
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| | consumers to avoid use of products
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| One of the few herbs approved by the FDA
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| | containing PPA.Polyunsaturated Fat. A
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| as an
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| | type of fat that is found in large
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| over-the-counter drug. It is a strong
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| | amounts in foods from plants, including
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| stimulant laxative.Catecholamine. A
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| | safflower, sunflower
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| chemical in the brain that affects mood
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| | and corn oil.Protein. An organic
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| and
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| | compound that is the "building block" of
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| appetite.Chitosan (KITE-o-san). A
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| | the human body. Protein builds and
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| dietary supplement made from
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| | maintains muscle tissue.Pyruvate. Formed
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| chitin, a starch found in the skeleton
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| | in the body during digestion of
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| of shrimp, crab and
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| | carbohydrates and protein, some studies
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| other shellfish. It has not been shown
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| | indicate that it may
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| to contribute to
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| | help with weight loss. Although it
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| permanent weight loss.Cholesterol. A
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| | appears to be safe,
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| type of fat that circulates in your
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| | claims of boosting metabolism,
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| blood. It
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| | decreasing appetite and
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| comes from two sources. the body makes
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| | aiding in weight loss require further
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| its own regardless of
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| | study.Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA).
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| what is eaten and from foods containing
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| | The level of essential
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| animal products.Dietician or Dietitian. A
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| | nutrients required to adequately meet
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| person who specializes in the
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| | the known nutrient
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| study of nutrition.Diuretic. A drug that
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| | needs of practically all healthy
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| promotes the formation of urine by the
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| | persons, according to the
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| kidney.Diuresis. Water lossDuodenum. The
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| | Food and Nutrition Board of the National
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| beginning portion of the small
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| | Academy of
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| intestine.Ephedrine (Ma-Huang). A common
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| | Sciences.Restriction Operation. The type
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| ingredient in herbal dietary
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| | of surgery most often used
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| supplements used for weight loss.
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| | for producing weight loss. Food intake
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| Ephedrine can slightly
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| | is restricted by
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| suppress your appetite, but no studies
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| | creating a small pouch at the top of the
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| have shown it to be
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| | stomach where the
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| effective in weight loss. Ephedrine is
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| | food enters from the esophagus. Examples
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| the main active
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| | of restriction
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| ingredient of ephedra. Ephedra is also
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| | operations include. gastric banding and
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| known as Ma Huang,
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| | vertical banded
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| not ephedrine. High doses of ephedra can
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| | gastroplasty.Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
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| cause very fast
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| | (RGB). The most common gastric
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| heartbeat, high blood pressure,
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| | bypass procedure. First, a small stomach
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| irregular heart beats,
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| | pouch is created by
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| stroke, vomiting, psychoses and even
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| | stapling or by vertical banding. This
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| death.Extensive Gastric Bypass. A gastric
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| | causes restriction in
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| bypass operation in
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| | food intake. Next, a Y-shaped section of
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| which portions of the stomach are
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| | the small intestine
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| removed. The small pouch
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| | is attached to the pouch to allow food
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| that remains is connected directly to
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| | to bypass the
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| the final segment of
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| | duodenum as well as the first portion of
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| the small intestine, thus completely
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| | the jejunum.Saturated Fat. A type of fat
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| bypassing both the
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| | most often found in animal food
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| duodenum and jejunum.Fat. Organic
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| | products including milk, eggs, meat and
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| compounds that are made up of carbon,
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| | butter. Saturated
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| hydrogen,
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| | fat is also found in vegetable products
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| and oxygen, it is the body's most
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| | such as coconut and
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| concentrated source of
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| | palm oil. Studies show that too much
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| energy. Like protein and carbohydrates,
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| | saturated fat in a
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| fat is a principal
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| | person's diet increases heart disease
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| and essential component of the diet.Fat
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| | risk.St. John's Wort. An herb that is
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| Absorption Inhibitor. Medications that
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| | primarily used as an
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| work by
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| | antidepressant due to its effects on
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| preventing the body from breaking down
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| | serotonin. There is
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| and absorbing fat
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| | limited research indicating its use for
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| eaten with meals.Food and Drug
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| | weight loss.Serotonin. A neurotransmitter
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| Administration (FDA). Government agency
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| | found in the brain that
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| whose
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| | affects mood and appetite.Sibutramine. A
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| mission is "to promote and protect the
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| | common prescription appetite suppressant,
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| public health by
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| | it
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| helping safe and effective products
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| | is sold under the brand name
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| reach the market in a
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| | Meridia.Vertical-Banded Gastroplasty. The
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| timely way, and monitoring products for
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| | most frequently used
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| continued safety
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| | restrictive operation for weight
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| after they are in use."Food Triggers. A
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| | control. During it, both a
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| situation or emotion that causes a person
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| | band and staples are used to create a
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| | small stomach pouch.Very Low Calorie Diet
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| to eat such as stress or
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| | (VLCD). A short-term weight loss diet,
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| depression.Gastric Banding. A surgical
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| | VLCDs are commercially prepared formulas
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| procedure in which a band made
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| | of 800 calories or
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| of special material is placed around the
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| | less that replace all usual food intake.
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| stomach near its
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| | Not all VLCD need
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| upper end, creating a small pouch and a
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| | be formulas; they could just be low
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| narrow passage into
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| | calorie meal plans.
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| the larger remainder of the
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| | These diets (in fact most diets less
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| stomach.Gastric Bypass. A type of
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| | than 1000 calories) are
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| operation that combines the
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| | low in essential nutrients and require
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| creation of a small stomach pouch to
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| | vitamin/mineral
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| restrict food intake
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| | supplementation.Xenical. See
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| and the construction of bypasses of the
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| | OrlistatYerba Mate. Also known as
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| duodenum and other
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| | Paraguay tea, this strong central
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| segments of the small intestine to cause
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| | nervous system stimulant is often sold
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| malabsorption
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| | as a dietary
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| (decreased absorption of
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| | supplement. It has not been proven to
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| nutrients).Glucomannan. Made from the
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| | cause weight loss.Weight Cycling. The
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| root of Amorphophallus Konjac, an
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| | repeated loss and regain of body weight.
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| herbal supplement that is said to
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| | When weight cycling is the result of
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| contribute to weight loss
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| | dieting, it is often
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| by delaying the absorption of glucose
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| | called "yo-yo" dieting.Source: WebMDYou
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| from the intestines.Guarana. A nervous
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| | have permission to publish this article
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| system stimulant derived from the seeds
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| | electronically or
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| of a Brazilian plant of the same name,
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| | in print, free of charge, as long as the
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| it is often found in
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| | bylines are included.
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| herbal supplements that promote weight
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| | A courtesy copy of your publication
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| loss.Guar Gum. Also known as guar, guar
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