Low Carb Diet Terms:- Recommended daily calorie intake values - 2500 (food) calories/day for men, and 2000 (food) calories/day for women. Children, sedentary and older people require fewer calories, physically active people require more.
- Guar gum - an ingredient in weight control pills determined by FDA to be unsafe for weight control
- Stimulants - used and sometimes abused to boost endurance and productivity as well as to suppress appetite for weight loss. Examples of stimulants are caffeine, amphetamines, ecstasy and cocaine.
- Overeating - the persistent consumption of excess food in relation to the energy that the person expends, leading to weight gain and often to obesity.
- Phony weight loss device - electrical muscle stimulators have legitimate use in physical therapy treatment but are not effective for weight loss.
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