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Chapter 1 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wellness | is the state of being in overall good health |
| Hunger | is the physical need to eat |
| Appetite | is a psychological desire to eat |
| Culture | is the traditions or beliefs of a racial, religious, or social group |
| Customs | typical ways of behaving and beliefs to the nation |
| Fasting | or denying oneself food, has long term, has long been a religious custom |
| Values | are items and ideas that a person or group considers important |
| Lifestyle | is the way a person usually lives life |
| Peer Pressure | is the influence that comes from people in a person's social group |
| Fallacy | is a mistaken belief |
| Fads | or practices that are very popular for a short time |
| Functional food | are foods that provide health benefits beyond the nutrients they contain |
| stress | is mental and physical tension caused by change |
| Agriculture | is the use of knowledge and skill to tend to sail, grow crops, and raise livestock |
| Environment | refers to such interrelated factors as air, water, soil, mineral resources, plants and animals that affect survival on Earth |
| Aquaculture | this is farming to raise animals or plants that live in water |
| Hydroponic Farming | involves growing plants in a nutrient-rich liquid rather than in soil |
| Sustainability | refers to practices that either preserve or improve societal, environmental, and economic conditions for future generations |
| Fair Trade Products | are goods for which farmers and workers are paid a reasonable wage |
| Technology | is the use of knowledge to develop improved methods for tasks |
| Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO'S) | are plants and animals whose DNA has been changed in way that does not happen in nature |
| Selective Breeding | creating new species of plants and animals for thousand of years |