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• Thyroid Disease
  Hormone Disorders
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Hypothyroidism

  Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
  Obesity
   
  

  Calorie restriction

  Calorie restriction or Caloric restriction (CR) is the practice of limiting dietary energy intake in the hope that it will improve health and retard aging. In human subjects, CR has been shown to ... > more
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Liver Disease
  Foodborne Illness
   

  Encephalopathy

  Encephalopathy is a nonspecific term describing a syndrome affecting the brain. Generally, it refers to involvement of large parts of the brain (or the whole organ), instead of identifiable changes ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Triglycerides
  Heart Disease
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Hypercholesterolemia

  Hypercholesterolemia (literally: high blood cholesterol) is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the ... > more
• Obesity
  Cosmetic Surgery
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Psoriasis
  Skin Care
  Fitness
   
  

  Stretch marks

  Stretch marks are a form of scarring generally associated with pregnancy, obesity, bodybuilding, and — to a lesser extent — puberty. They come about as skin is overstretched, disrupting ... > more
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
  Nutrition
  Staying Healthy
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Obesity

  Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is a risk factor for certain health conditions or ... > more
• Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Staying Healthy
  Obesity
  Diabetes
  Healthy Aging
   

  Raw food diet

  A raw food diet consists of uncooked and unprocessed, and often organic foods. A raw food diet consists fully of foods which have not been heated above a certain temperature. The maximum temperature ... > more
• Hypertension
  Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Blood Clots
   

  Hypertension

  Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition wherein the blood pressure is chronically elevated. While it is formally called arterial hypertension, the word "hypertension" without a ... > more
• Triglycerides
  Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
   
  

  Unsaturated fat

  An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is one or more double bond in the fatty acid chain. A fat molecule is monounsaturated if it contains one double bond, and polyunsaturated if ... > more
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Veterinary Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Hormone Disorders
  Hypertension
   
  

  Adipose tissue

  Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the ... > more

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