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Lactic Acid: a byproduct of anaerobic exercise that collects in the muscles and causes soreness, stiffness, and fatigue
Lactic Acidosis: a serious condition caused by the build up of lactic acid when there is not enough oxygen
Lactose: milk sugar
Lactose Intolerance: a condition that results from inability to digest lactose
Laparoscopy: describes a minimally invasive surgical method in which slender instruments and advanced camera systems are used to perform delicate surgeries inside the abdominal cavity.
Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery: a minimally invasive bariatric surgery performed using instruments and advanced camera systems.
Laparoscopic Surgery: a minimally invasive surgical procedure
LapBand: an inflatable ring installed around a patient's stomach that functions to limit the intake of food into the stomach and to control the release of food into the small intestine.
LapBand Surgery: a bariatric surgery involving installation of an inflatable ring around the upper portion of the stomach
Latisimus Dorsi: The pair of fan- shaped muscles across your middle and lower back that attach the arms to the spine
Layered Eating: a weight management technique where low calorie, high volume foods are first eaten, before high calorie, low volume foods are eaten
Lean Body Mass: the fat-free mass of the body including all its components except adipose tissue
Lifestyle Change: modifying or eliminating long-held habits of eating or physical activity
Ligament: a non-elastic tissue that connects bone to bone. Ligament injuries can be sprains or tears
Lipids: compounds that include triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols
Lochia: post delivery vaginal discharge
Low Calorie High Volume Foods: Foods low in calories, but high in volume (lettuce, broccoli, carrots and vegetable soups)
Low Volume Lipoproteins LDL: Lipoprotein particles that are formed from vldl (very low density lipoprotein) particles. LDL transport cholesterol to the cells of the body. |
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