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Blood alcohol content
Measurement of the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream.
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Bad trip
Severe emotional extremes including panic, confusion, anxiety, and nervousness that result from using hallucinogens.
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Anabolic-androgenic steroids
Group of synthetic drugs derived from testosterone.
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Peak bone mass
The amount of bone mass a person has when the skeleton fully matures and the bones have reached their maximum density and strength.
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Very low calorie diet
A diet containing fewer than 800 calories of energy per day. Adherence to a VLCD results in rapid weight loss and must be monitored medically. A commercially available diet in which caloric intake may be from 400 to 800 kcal/day. The very low calorie diet is usually in the form of a powdered supplement that…
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Orlistat
A drug for the treatment of obesity (brand name Xenical) that is not an appetite suppressant, but rather acts by blocking the digestion of about 30 percent of ingested fat calories. A weight-loss aid. Orlistat (Xenical) prevents the digestion of some of the fat consumed in food. When fats are not digested, they cannot be…
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Laparoscopic surgery
A newer means of performing operations that utilizes very small incisions through which instruments called laparoscopes are passed, allowing the surgeon to see, cut, and sew without requiring a large incision. An operation performed under general anesthesia with the use of a fiberoptic device called a laparoscope (a viewing tube), which projects images onto a…
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Ideal body weight
An older measure of relative weight; now sometimes referred to as desirable body weight. The number of pounds or kilograms a person should weigh, based on height and frame, to achieve and maintain optimal health. Several tables, such as the Metropolitan Life Height and Weight Table, show ideal body weights for men and women of…
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Gastric stapling or banding
A form of obesity surgery that causes restriction by forming a smaller stomach pouch with staples or with a plastic band whose diameter can be adjusted.
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Gastric bypass
A form of obesity surgery that involves restriction (forming a smaller stomach that fills up quickly) and bypassing the early portion of the small intestine (leading to poorer absorption of food calories). Surgical creation of a small stomach pouch with anastomosis of the stomach with the jejunum, reducing caloric absorption as a treatment for morbid…
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