health chapter 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 hunger | the body's pysical response to the need for food, triggered by signals in your body |
| appetite | is a desire rather than a need to eat a certain type of food |
| What is the right breakfast? | a mixture of carbs protein and some fat |
| the minimum amount of energy needed to keep you alive when you are in a rested fasting state? | basal metabolic rate |
| what is the intake with energy used? | balancing energy |
| health amount of body fat for young women is? | 20-30% |
| health amount of body fat for young men is? | 12-20% |
| what is overweight? | heavy for his or her height |
| what is obesity? | excess of body fat for ones weight |
| a person is obese if he or she weighs more than ____ above their recommed range | 20% |
| ___________ and _____ pose the great risk to health | Physical Inactivity and poor diet |
| what is the porportion of body weight that is made up of fat tissue compared to bone and muscle? | body composition |
| skinfold thickness is measured by an instrument call a ? | caliper |
| an index of weight in relation to height that is used to assess healthy body weight | body mass index |
| adults are said to have a healthy body weight if their BMI is between? | 18.5-25 |
| overweight people have a BMI of? | 25.1-29.9 |
| Obese people have a BMI of? | 30 or more |
| _____ is a program of sensible eating and exercise habits that will help keep weight at a healthy level | weight management |
| teens need at least ____ of moderate activity daily | 60 mins |
| the goals for weight loss is to? | lose fat without losing muscle |
| diet that requires major changes in your eating habits and promises quick results? | fad diet |
| abnormal eating patterns may include? | never eating enough, dietubg excessively, eating only certain types of food, or eating too much |
| conditions that invole an unhealthy degree of concern about _____ and ____that may lead to efforts to control weight by _____ | body weight and shape..and unhealthy means |
| how youu see and feel about your appearance and how comfortable you are with your body is ? | body image |
| an eatign disorder that involes self-stan a distorted body image, and low body weight | anorexia nervosa |
| an eating disorder in which an individual repeatedly eats large amounts of food and then uses behavior such as vomiting or uses laxatives | bulimia nervosa |
| eating a large amount of food in one sitting | bingeing |
| behavior that involves vomiting or misusing laxatives to get rid of food | purging |
| people who are at risk are people who? | perfer to eat alone, overly critical about body size, often think about food, weigh themselves everyday, and eat a lot of diet foods |
| professional help from _____ ______ and ______ is essential to manage and recover from an eating disorder | Physicians, psychologists, and nutritonistis |
| what is caused by stomach acid leaking into the esophagus | heartburn |
| are open sores in the lining of the stomach or intestine | ulcers |
| produced when bacteria living in the large intestine breaks down undigested food | gas |
| frequent watery stool? | diarrhea |
| abnormal response to a food that is triggered by the body | food allergies |
| what are 4 symptoms of food allergies? | upset stomach hives difficulty breathing and body aches |
| reduced ability to digest the milk sugar, lactose | lactose intolerance |
| what is an illness caused by eating or drinking a food that contains a toxin or disease | food-borne illness |
| the transfer of contaminants from one food to another | cross-contamination |
| to reduce the risk of food borne illness in the kitchen | replace dishcloths, keep refrigerator at 41F, wasg cooking utensils in warm water, and cook food to the recommended temp. |
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