Low Carb Diet Terms:- Insoluble fiber food sources - include whole grain foods, bran, nuts and seeds, vegetables (green beans, cauliflower, zucchini, celery, etc.), the skins of some fruits including tomatoes.
- Chinese Diet Pills Warning- The U.S. FDA alerted the public about Chinese weight-loss products Chaso (Jianfei) Diet Capsules and Chaso Genpi, because they pose a potential public health risk due to fenfluramine.
- Anorexia nervosa - an eating disorder characterized by voluntary starvation and exercise stress.
- Okinawa diet - a weight-loss diet based on the standard diet of the long life expectancy Ryukyu Islanders. This is attributed to the local diet (and other factors) which consists of a relatively low intake of calories, with main staples of fish and other types of marine foods.
- Fast food - food which is prepared and served quickly at outlets called fast-food restaurants (e.g., hamburgers, french fries, sodas, etc.). Often associated with junk food.
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