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body image the way you see your body body mass index a ration that allows you to asses your body size in relation to your height and weight overweight a condition in which a person is heavier than the standard weight range for his or her height obesity having an excess amount of body fat underweight a condition in which a person is less than the standard weight range for his or her height nutrient-dense foods foods that are high in nutrients as compared with their calorie content fad diets weight-loss plans that are popular for only a short time weight cycling repeated patter of loss and regain of body weight eating disorder an extreme harmful eating behavior that can cause serious illness or even death anorexia nervosa a disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in sever weigt loss from self impsed starvation bulimia nervosa a disorder in which some form of purging or cleaing of the digestive tract follows cycles of overeating binge eating disorder a disorder characterized by compulsive overeating electrolytes minerals that help maintain the body's fluid balance rehydration restoring body fluids vegetarian a person who eats mostly or only plant foods vegan vegetarian who eats only plant foods dietary supplement a non-food form of one or more nutrients megadose a very large amount of a dietary supplement herbal supplement chemical substance from plants that may be sold as a dietary supplement