sparing in diet
1Protein Sparing Modified Fast — The Protein Sparing Modified Fast, or PSMF, is a rapid weight loss diet usually used for the morbidly obese, and less commonly by bodybuilders.MethodologyA PSMF is a very low calorie diet. The dieter eats no more than 1000 kcal a day, usually… …
2Protein sparing — is the process by which the body derives energy from sources other than protein. Such sources can include fatty tissues, dietary fats and carbohydrates. Protein sparing conserves muscle tissue. The balance between digestible protein (DP) and… …
3protein-sparing diet — a diet that consists only of liquid proteins or liquid mixtures of proteins, vitamins, and minerals, and containing no more than 600 calories; it is designed to maintain a favorable nitrogen balance …
4Abstemious — Ab*ste mi*ous, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.] 1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.] [1913 Webster] Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Sparing in diet;… …
5abstemious — /əbˈstimiəs / (say uhb steemeeuhs) adjective 1. moderate in the use of food and drink; sparing in diet; temperate: *At dinner my usually abstemious husband was led on by his brother –patrick white, 1976. 2. characterised by abstinence: *He was… …
6abstemious — adjective /æbˈstɛmi.əs/ a) Abstaining from wine. Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. b) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the… …
7abstemious — a. Abstinent (by habit), sober, moderate, habitually temperate, sparing in diet See abstinent …
8Prostate cancer — is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. It occurs when cells of the prostate mutate and begin to multiply out of control. These cells may spread (metastasize) from the prostate to other… …
9Management of prostate cancer — Treatment for prostate cancer may involve active surveillance, surgery, radiation therapy including brachytherapy (prostate brachytherapy) and external beam radiation therapy, High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), chemotherapy, cryosurgery,… …
10nutrition, human — Introduction process by which substances in food are transformed into body tissues and provide energy for the full range of physical and mental activities that make up human life. The study of human nutrition is interdisciplinary in… …
