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Chapter11
Question | Answer |
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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 |