Obesity Articles

• Liver Disease
  Viruses
  Infectious Diseases
  Foodborne Illness
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Hepatitis

  Hepatitis is a gastroenterological disease, featuring inflammation of the liver. The clinical signs and prognosis, as well as the therapy, depend on the ... > more
• Nutrition
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Cholesterol
   
  

  Meat

  Meat is animal tissue used as food. It not only refers to muscle tissue, but also includes fat or non-muscle organs such as lungs, liver, and kidney. All muscle tissue is very high in protein ... > 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
• Gastrointestinal Problems
  Heartburn
  Nutrition
  Colitis
  Healthy Aging
  Obesity
   

  Digestion

  Digestion is the process whereby a biological entity processes a substance, in order to chemically convert the substance into nutrients. Digestion occurs at the multicellular, cellular, and ... > more
• Triglycerides
  Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
   
  

  Trans fat

  Trans fatty acids (commonly termed trans fats) are a type of unsaturated fat (and may be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated). Trans fats occur naturally, in small quantities, in meat and dairy ... > more
• Teen Health
  Healthy Aging
  Hormone Disorders
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Hair Loss
   

  Puberty

  Puberty refers to the process of physical changes by which a child's body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Growth accelerates in the first half of puberty and reaches completion by the ... > more
• Diabetes
  Hypertension
  Anemia
  Blood Clots
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Heart Disease
   

  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
• Dietary Supplement
  Vitamin A
  Cholesterol
  Healthy Aging
  Diabetes
  Obesity
   
  

  Ketone bodies

  Ketone bodies are three chemicals that are produced as by-products when fatty acids are broken down for energy. Contrary to what the name "bodies" may suggest, these are soluble compounds, not ... > more
• Heartburn
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Heartburn

  Heartburn or pyrosis is a painful or burning sensation in the esophagus, just below the breastbone caused by regurgitation of gastric acid. The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the ... > more
• Cosmetic Surgery
  Skin Care
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Obesity
  Wounds and Healing
   
  

  Scar

  A scar results from the biologic process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, ... > more

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