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Chapter 6 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Calories | Known as kilocalories and are a unit to measure energy. |
Overweight | Weighing more than 10 percent over standard weight for height. |
Obesity | Excess body fat or adipose tissue. |
Underweight | Being 10 percent or more below normal weight. |
Body Mass Index | The ratio of body weight to height. |
Fad Diets | Approaches to weight control that are popular for a short time- come and go, but rarely have any lasting effect. |
Weight Cycling | The cycle of losing, regaining, losing , regaining. |
Anerexia Nervosa | A disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight loss from self-induced starvation. |
Bulimia Nervosa | A disorder in which cycles of overeating are followed by some form of purging or clearing of digestive tract. |
Nutrient-dense foods | Foods that are the best sources of energy and nutrients together. |
Electrolites | Minerals that become electrically charged when in soluation. |
Rehydration | Restoring lost body fluids. |
Dehydration | Not having enough body fluids. |
Laco-ovo vegatarians | Those who avoid eating meat, fish, and poultry but eat dairy foods and eggs. |
Vegans | Vegaterians who eat only foods of plant origin. |
Nutrient Supplements | Pills, powder, liquids, and other nonfood forms of nutrients. |
Foodborne Illness | Food poisoning |
Contaminant | A substance that spoils or infects. |
Allergy | The body's reaction to an irritating substance or toxin. |
Food intolerance | A negative reaction to a food or an ingrediant in food that is not related to the body's immune systems or to food poisoning. |
Lactose intolerance | The inability to disgust lactose in milk. |