Trans fat (also called trans fatty acid) is a type of unsaturated fat that has been artificially hydrogenated: a process in which hydrogen is forced through liquid vegetable oil, rearranging some double bonds in the fatty acid chains into a trans configuration. This changes the physical properties of the oil, making it more solid and … Read more
A gland located in the front of the neck, just below the voice box.
Tachycardia is the medical term for an abnormally fast heart rate, defined as a resting heart rate above 100 beats per minute in adults. The word derives from the Greek tachys (fast) and kardia (heart). While the heart rate naturally increases during exercise, stress, or fever (physiological sinus tachycardia), pathological tachycardia arises from abnormal electrical … Read more