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Health - Ch.11
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Health Care
10th Grade
12/19/2012

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Term
Obese
Definition
Having an excess of body fat
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Binge eating disorder
Definition
An eating disorder in which people overeat compulsively
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Fad diet
Definition
A weight-loss plan that is popular only for a short time
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Weight cycling
Definition
Repeated pattern of gaining and losing weight
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Dietary supplement
Definition
Product that supplies one or more nutrients, but does not substitute for healthful food
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Metabolism
Definition
Process by which the body gets energy from food
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Megadose
Definition
Very large amount of a supplement
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Bulmia Nervosa
Definition
Eating disorder that involved cycles of overeating and purging
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Body image
Definition
The way an individual sees his or her body
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Vegetarian
Definition
Person who eats mostly or only plant-based foods
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Underweight
Definition
Condition of being below the standard weight range for a particular height
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Eating disorder
Definition
Extreme, harmful eating behaviors
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Anorexia Nervosa
Definition
An irrational fear of weight gain that can lead people to starve themselves
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Body Mass Index
Definition
can be used to determine if your weight falls into a healthful range.
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