Chapter 10 Vocab
The process by which your body takes in and uses food
Nutrition
A measure of body weight relative to height
Body Mass Index
Why is counting calories not effective? Give me an example.
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List one possible illness or disease having proper eating habits can prevent?
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Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues
Proteins
Weight loss plans that tend to be popular for only a short time
Fad Diets
Define Simple vs Complex carbohydrates
Simple = Sugar
Complex = Starches
Explain overweight verus obese
Obese is when you start having health problems from being overweight
A tough carbohydrate that the body cannot digest
Fiber
Extreme, harmful eating behaviors that can cause serious illness or death
Eating Disorders
Your body uses about 20 amino acids found in foods. However, your body cannot produce __ of them.
These are called the...
9 Essential Amino Acids
Describe the difference between Appetite and Hunger
Hunger = Physical Need
Appetite = Phsycological Desire
Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes
Vitamins
When someone has an irrational fear of gaining weight so they starve themselves.
Anorexia
How much water should you drink a day?
Half an ounce to an ounce of water per pound you weigh
What is "Mindless Eating"
Snacking continuosly while absorbed in another activity
A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and receives from food
Calories
When a personl cycles between overeating and purging food.
Bulimia
Name the six types of nutrients
Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water.
List and define all three types of fat
Unsaturated, Saturated, Trans