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  Glycogen

  Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the principal storage form of glucose (Glc) in animal and human cells. Glycogen is found in the form of granules in the cytosol in many cell types. Hepatocytes ... > more
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  Zone diet

  The Zone diet is a diet popularized in books by Barry Sears. It advocates balancing protein and carbohydrate ratios instead of caloric thinking as an approach to eating. It is not primarily a ... > more
• Headache Research
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  Tension headache

  Tension headaches, which were recently renamed tension type headaches by the International Headache Society, are the most common type of headaches. The pain can radiate from the neck, back, eyes, or ... > more
• Genes
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  Trait (biology)

  In biology, a trait or character is a feature of an organism. The term phenotype is sometimes used as a synonym for trait in common use, but strictly speaking, does not indicate the trait, but the ... > more
• Diabetes
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  Blood sugar

  In medicine, blood sugar is a term used to refer to levels of glucose in the blood. Blood sugar concentration, or serum glucose level, is tightly regulated in the human body. Glucose, transported via ... > more
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  Marathon

  The marathon is a long-distance road running event of 42.195 km (26 mile 385 yards or 26.21875 miles). The length of a marathon was at first not fixed, since all that was important was that all ... > more
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  Skin grafting

  Skin grafting is a type of organ transplant involving the transplantation of skin. The transplanted tissue is called a skin ... > more
• Diabetes
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  Diabetes mellitus type 2

  Diabetes mellitus type 2 (formerly called diabetes mellitus type II, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, NIDDM or adult-onset diabetes) is a long-term metabolic disorder that is primarily characterized ... > more
• Obesity
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  Body mass index

  The body mass index (BMI) or Quetelet Index is a quotient of body mass which takes into account both height and weight measured as kg/m2, and is used as a simple means of classifying sedentary ... > more
• Obesity
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  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

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