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weight loss

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Wiktionary

  1. weight lossnoun

    The reduction of total body mass due to loss of fluid, fat, tissue, etc.

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  1. Weight loss

    Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue. It can occur unintentionally due to an underlying disease or can arise from a conscious effort to improve an actual or perceived overweight or obese state.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Weight Loss

    Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of weight loss in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of weight loss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of weight loss in a Sentence

  1. Joan Salge Blake:

    I think there could be a benefit to weight loss if you break up the meals, as long as the calories are controlled, [because] you are less likely to be starving and eat everything in front of you.

  2. Krista Varady:

    We basically showed that they both produce a clinically significant amount of weight loss, instead of being better than calorie restriction, it's the same.

  3. Carole Sztalryd:

    [Brown fat cells] are an attractive therapeutic target for weight loss, and for anti-obesity or anti-type 2 Diabetes (T2D) therapies.

  4. Keri Gans:

    I think for some people, it could be a useful tool. ... Everyone has things that can possibly help them on their road to weight loss, and little behaviors like gum chewing can make a big difference for some.

  5. David Katz:

    With calories either morning-loaded or evening-loaded, the researchers found nearly identical weight loss.


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