Part 25 (2/2)

Legumes: Most members of the bean and pea families, including lentils, chickpeas, soybeans, peas, and numerous others. Most members of the bean and pea families, including lentils, chickpeas, soybeans, peas, and numerous others.

Lipids: Fats, including triglycerides, and cholesterol in the body. Fats, including triglycerides, and cholesterol in the body.

Macronutrients: Fat, protein, and carbohydrate, the dietary sources of calories and nutrients. Fat, protein, and carbohydrate, the dietary sources of calories and nutrients.

Metabolic syndrome: A group of conditions, including hypertension, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, higher-than-normal blood sugar and insulin levels, and weight carried in the middle of the body. Also known as syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome, it predisposes you to heart disease and type 2 diabetes. A group of conditions, including hypertension, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, higher-than-normal blood sugar and insulin levels, and weight carried in the middle of the body. Also known as syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome, it predisposes you to heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Metabolism: The complex chemical processes that convert food into energy or the body's building blocks, which in turn become part of organs, tissues, and cells. The complex chemical processes that convert food into energy or the body's building blocks, which in turn become part of organs, tissues, and cells.

Monounsaturated fat: Dietary fat typically found in foods such as olive oil, canola oil, nuts, and avocados. Dietary fat typically found in foods such as olive oil, canola oil, nuts, and avocados.

Net Carbs: The carbohydrates in a food that impact your blood sugar, calculated by subtracting fiber grams in the food from total grams. In a low-carb product, sugar alcohols, including glycerin, are also subtracted. The carbohydrates in a food that impact your blood sugar, calculated by subtracting fiber grams in the food from total grams. In a low-carb product, sugar alcohols, including glycerin, are also subtracted.

Omega-3 fatty acids: A group of essential polyunsaturated fats found in green algae, cold-water fish, fish oil, flaxseed oil, and some other nut and vegetable oils. A group of essential polyunsaturated fats found in green algae, cold-water fish, fish oil, flaxseed oil, and some other nut and vegetable oils.

Omega-6 fatty acids: A group of essential polyunsaturated fats found in many vegetable oils and also in meats from animals fed corn, soybeans, and certain other vegetable products. A group of essential polyunsaturated fats found in many vegetable oils and also in meats from animals fed corn, soybeans, and certain other vegetable products.

Partially hydrogenated oils: See See Trans fats. Trans fats.

Plaque: A buildup in the arteries of cholesterol, fat, calcium, and other substances that can block blood flow and result in a heart attack or stroke. A buildup in the arteries of cholesterol, fat, calcium, and other substances that can block blood flow and result in a heart attack or stroke.

Polyunsaturated fats: Fats with a chemical structure that keeps them liquid in the cold; oils from corn, soybean, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed, grape seed, flaxseed, sesame seed, some nuts, and fatty fish are typically high in polyunsatu-rated fat. Fats with a chemical structure that keeps them liquid in the cold; oils from corn, soybean, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed, grape seed, flaxseed, sesame seed, some nuts, and fatty fish are typically high in polyunsatu-rated fat.

Prediabetes: Blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but fall short of fullblown diabetes. Blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but fall short of fullblown diabetes.

Protein: One of the three macronutrients found in food, used for energy and building blocks of cells; chains of amino acids. One of the three macronutrients found in food, used for energy and building blocks of cells; chains of amino acids.

Resistance exercise: Any exercise that builds muscle strength; also called weight-bearing or anaerobic exercise. Any exercise that builds muscle strength; also called weight-bearing or anaerobic exercise.

Satiety: A pleasurable sense of fullness. A pleasurable sense of fullness.

Saturated fats: Fats that are solid at room temperature; the majority of fat in b.u.t.ter, lard, suet, palm and coconut oil. Fats that are solid at room temperature; the majority of fat in b.u.t.ter, lard, suet, palm and coconut oil.

Statin drugs: Pharmaceuticals used to lower total and LDL cholesterol. Pharmaceuticals used to lower total and LDL cholesterol.

Sucrose: Table sugar, composed of glucose and fructose. Table sugar, composed of glucose and fructose.

Sugar alcohols: Sweeteners such as glycerin, mannitol, erythritol, sorbitol, and xylitol that have little or no impact on most people's blood sugar and are therefore used in some low-carb products. Sweeteners such as glycerin, mannitol, erythritol, sorbitol, and xylitol that have little or no impact on most people's blood sugar and are therefore used in some low-carb products.

Trans fats: Fats found in partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated vegetable oil; typically used in fried foods, baked goods, and other products. A high intake of trans fats is a.s.sociated with increased heart attack risk. Fats found in partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated vegetable oil; typically used in fried foods, baked goods, and other products. A high intake of trans fats is a.s.sociated with increased heart attack risk.

Triglycerides: The major form of fat that circulates in the bloodstream and is stored as body fat. The major form of fat that circulates in the bloodstream and is stored as body fat.

Type 1 diabetes: A condition in which the pancreas makes so little insulin that the body can't use blood glucose as energy, producing chronically high blood sugar levels and overproduction of ketones. A condition in which the pancreas makes so little insulin that the body can't use blood glucose as energy, producing chronically high blood sugar levels and overproduction of ketones.

Type 2 diabetes: The more common form of diabetes; high blood sugar levels caused by insulin resistance, an inability to use insulin properly. The more common form of diabetes; high blood sugar levels caused by insulin resistance, an inability to use insulin properly.

Unsaturated fat: Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.

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