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February 10, 2012

Eating Out & Entertaining Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Eating Out & Entertaining article.

MPH: Master of Public Health (a master's degree in this field of medicine).

Weight loss: Weight loss is a decrease in body weight resulting from either voluntary (diet, exercise) or involuntary (illness) circumstances. Most instances of weight loss arise due to the loss of body fat, but in cases of extreme or severe weight loss, protein and other substances in the body can also be depleted. Examples of involuntary weight loss include the weight loss associated with cancer, malabsorption (such as from chronic diarrheal illnesses ), and chronic inflammation (such as with rheumatoid arthritis).

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