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Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) refers to the level of essential nutrients required to adequately meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy persons, according to the

Restriction Operation refers ot the type of surgery most often used for producing Weight loss. Food intake is restricted by creating a small pouch at the top of the stomach where the

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) refers to the most common Gastric Bypass procedure. First, a small stomach pouch is created by stapling or by vertical banding. This causes restriction

Reciprocal Inhibition refers to the reflex relaxation in a muscle being stretched.

Resistance Training refers to the use of weights (dumbells, barbels) to build lean muscle tissue

Rest Interval refers to a pause between sets of an Exercise in order to enable muscles to partially recover before beginning the next set.

Roid is the slang for anabolic steroid

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