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isocaloric — adjective Date: 1922 having similar caloric values < isocaloric diets > … New Collegiate Dictionary
isocaloric — iso·caloric … English syllables
isocaloric — … Useful english dictionary
Adiabatic process — This article covers adiabatic processes in thermodynamics. For adiabatic processes in quantum mechanics, see adiabatic process (quantum mechanics). For atmospheric adiabatic processes, see lapse rate. In thermodynamics, an adiabatic process or an … Wikipedia
Trans fat — Types of fats in food Unsaturated fat Monounsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fat Trans fat Cis fat Omega fatty acids: ω−3 ω−6 ω−9 Saturated fat Interesterified fat See also Fatty acid … Wikipedia
High-fructose corn syrup — (HFCS) is any of a group of corn syrups that has undergone enzymatic processing to increase its fructose content, and is then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose), becoming a high fructose corn syrup; the types are: HFCS 90 (mostly for… … Wikipedia
GAKIC — is a brand name for a widely available nutritional supplement which, among other ingredients, contains a formulation of the glycine and L arginine salt of alpha ketoisocaproic acid calcium. GAKIC is a registered trademark. Clinical studies in… … Wikipedia
equicaloric — Equal in heat value. SEE ALSO: isodynamic. [L. aequus, equal, + calor, heat] * * * equi·ca·lo·ric .ē kwə kə lȯr ik, .ek wə , lōr , lär ; kal ə rik adj capable of yielding equal amounts of energy in the bodily economy <equicaloric high and low … Medical dictionary
isodynamic — 1. Of equal force or strength. 2. Relating to foods or other materials that liberate the same amount of energy on combustion. [iso + G. dynamis, force] * * * iso·dy·nam·ic .ī sō dī nam ik adj ISOCALORIC <the lactose and sugar...were replaced… … Medical dictionary
Metabolic advantage — is a term used in nutrition to describe the ability of a diet to achieve greater weight loss (or less weight gain[1]) than another diet of equivalent calories.[2] It is a claimed effect of low carbohydrate diets and was popularised by the Atkins… … Wikipedia
