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Chapter11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| metablolism | the process by which the body breaks down substanced and gets energy from food |
| body mass index | a measure of body weight realtive to height |
| overweight | heaveier than the standard weight for your height |
| obese | having an excess of body fat |
| underwieight | below the standard weight range for your health |
| body image | the way you see your body |
| fad diets | weight-loss plans that tend to be popular for a short time |
| weight cycling | a repeated pattern of losing and regainining weight |
| eating disorder | extreme harmful eating behaviors that can caise serious illness or even death |
| annerexia nervosa | an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves |
| bulimia nervosa | an eating dicorder that involves cycles of overwating and puging or attmepts to rid the body of food |
| binge eating disorder | an eating disorder in which people overeat compulsively |
| vegetarian | a person who mostly eats or only plant-based foods |
| dietary supplement | products that supply one or more nutrients as a supplement to not a substitute for healthful foods |
| performance enhancers | sbstances that boost athletic ability |
| herbal supplements | dietary supplements containing plant extracts |
| megadoses | very large amounts of any dangerous supplement |