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Appetite: a desire for food that is based on emotional and other factors rather than nutritional need
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Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR): the rate at which you use energy when your body is at rest
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Body Composition: measure of how much body fat a person has compared to muscle and bone
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Body Mass Index (BMI): a ratio of body weight to height, used to measure obesity
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Carbohydrate Loading: The practice of greatly increasing carbohydrate intake and decreasing exercise on the days immediately before a competition.
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Daily Values: recommendations that specify the amounts of certain nutrients that the average person should obtain each day
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Enriched: replacement of nutrients lost in processing
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Fad Diet: a popular diet that may help a person lose or gain weight but without proper regard for nutrition and other health issues
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Food Allergy: The immune system's response to the proteins in certain foods.
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Food Intolerance: An inability to digest a particular food or food additive
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Fortified: the addition to a food of nutrients that were either not originally present or present in insignificant amounts
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Hunger: a feeling of discomfort caused by the body's need for nutrients
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Obesity: term referring specifically to adults who have a a BMI of 30 or higher
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Overweight: term used to describe a person who is heavier than the standard for the person's height
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Underweight: term used to describe a person who is lighter than the standard for their height
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Vegan: a vegetarian who eats no animal products at all
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Vegetarian: a person who doesn't eat meat