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High protein diet
A high protein diet is a type of weight loss plan that emphasizes consumption of high-protein-containing foods. There are many different kinds of high protein diets. Many high protein diets may be risky for overall health because they…
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Show more- Tarantism A disease once thought to result from the bite of the tarantula spider. This extraordinary affliction was…
- Disease, chronic obstructive lung (COLD) Any disorder that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow. COLD mainly involves two related diseases --…
- Disorder, autoimmune See Autoimmune disease
- Goiter, iodide Just as too little iodine can cause thyroid disease, so may prolonged intake of too much iodine also lead to…
- Carotene, beta An antioxidant, a substance that protects cells against oxidation damage which, it is thought, can lead to…
- Dysentery, amebic Dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba (Entamoeba…
- Orphan disease A disease which has not been 'adopted' by the pharmaceutical industry because it provides little financial…
- Fat 1 Along with proteins and carbohydrates, one of the three nutrients used as energy sources by the body. The…
- Med-school syndrome See: Medical school syndrome
- Al-hijamah Arabic term for the practice of cupping. See: Cupping
- Glucuronosyltransferase, UDP- A liver enzyme essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results from the normal breakdown of…
- Disease, coronary artery >Chest pain (angina pectoris) from inadequate blood flow to the heart; >Heart attack (acute myocardial…