Heath - Chapter 6
Terms
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- body image
- the way you see your body
- body mass index
- a ration that allows you to asses your body size in relation to your height and weight
- overweight
- a condition in which a person is heavier than the standard weight range for his or her height
- obesity
- having an excess amount of body fat
- underweight
- a condition in which a person is less than the standard weight range for his or her height
- nutrient-dense foods
- foods that are high in nutrients as compared with their calorie content
- fad diets
- weight-loss plans that are popular for only a short time
- weight cycling
- repeated patter of loss and regain of body weight
- eating disorder
- an extreme harmful eating behavior that can cause serious illness or even death
- anorexia nervosa
- a disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in sever weigt loss from self impsed starvation
- bulimia nervosa
- a disorder in which some form of purging or cleaing of the digestive tract follows cycles of overeating
- binge eating disorder
- a disorder characterized by compulsive overeating
- electrolytes
- minerals that help maintain the body's fluid balance
- rehydration
- restoring body fluids
- vegetarian
- a person who eats mostly or only plant foods
- vegan
- vegetarian who eats only plant foods
- dietary supplement
- a non-food form of one or more nutrients
- megadose
- a very large amount of a dietary supplement
- herbal supplement
- chemical substance from plants that may be sold as a dietary supplement