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Health 11.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metabolism | The prosses by which the body breaks down substances and gets energy from food |
| Body mass Index (BMI) | A measure of body weight relative to height |
| Overweight | Heavier than the standard weight range for your weight |
| Obese | Having an excess of body fat |
| Underweight | Below the standard weight range for your height |
| Body Image | The way you see your body |
| Fad diets | Weight-loss plans that tend to be popular for only a short period of time |
| Weight cycling | Repeated pattern of losing weight |
| Eating disorders | Extreme harmful behaviors that can cause serious illness or even death |
| Anorexia nervosa | An eating disorder in which an irrratational fear of weight gain leads to people starving themselves |
| Bulimia nervosa | An eating disorder that involves overeating and purging or attampts to rid the body of all food |
| Binge eating disorder | A disorder when people overeat constantly |