Health Final /Fitness
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jakegowild on January 18, 2012
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Body Image | The way you see your body |
| Fad diets | Weight loss plans that tend ot be popular for only a short time |
| Weight Cycling | repeated pattern of losing and regaining body weight |
| Underweight | below the standard weight range for your height |
| Metabolism | The process by which the body breaks down sustances and gets energy from food. Takes 3,500 calories to equal 1 lb. of body fat |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | Measure of body weight relative to height |
| Obese | having excess of body weight |
| Eating disorders | extrene, harmful eating behaviors that can cause serious illness or even death |
| Anorexic Nervosa | eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads person to starve themselves |
| Bulimia Nervosa | eating disorder that involves cycles of overeating and purging or attempts to rid body of food |
| Binge eating disorders | eating disorder in which people overeat compulsively |
| Vegetarian | person who eats mostly or only plant-based food |
| Dietary supplements | Products that supply one or more nutrients as a supplement to, not a substitute for healthy foods |
| Megadoses | very large amounts |
| Herbal supplements | dietary supplements containing plant extracts |
| Performance enhancers | substances that boast athletic ability |
| Things that influence body image | 1. Look a certain way 2. Want to impress people |
| Ways people are different | Race, religion, way they look at life, weight, likes/disliks, eyes, look |
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