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Weight loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue. It can occur unintentionally due to an underlying disease or can arise from a conscious effort to improve an actual or perceived overweight or obese state.

Weight loss occurs when an individual is in a state of negative thermodynamic flux: when the body is exerting more energy than it is consuming, it will use stored reserves from fat or muscle, gradually leading to Weight loss.