rested, fit, safe
The closest thing we have to a fountain of youth is:
regular exercise
The minimum number of calories your body needs to maintain bodily functions at rest is called:
the basal metabolic rate.
Hepatitis and cirrhosis are two common chronic diseases caused by abuse of:
alcohol.
A key factor in why adolescents and young adults are prone to unintentional injury
poor decision making on their part.
The hormone that helps move sugar into cells where it's used for energy is:
insulin.
This theory states that the stronger a person's attachment to family, school, and other institutions, the less likely he or she will be to use drugs.
social control
In this stage of sleep is the brain's motor cortex active but the muscles remain relaxed
REM sleep.
Which group endure overt/explicit public criticism due to stigma
obsese people
____ drugs enhance neurotransmitters, ____ drugs block neurotransmitters.
agonist; antagonist
Poor sleep promotes increased body weight by increasing and decreasing these opposing hormones:
an increase in the hormone ghrelin and a decrease in the hormone leptin.
Which of these is the unhealthiest type of fat?
trans fat
The need to take larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience the drug's effects
tolerance.
The leading overall cause of death (including all age groups) in the United States is:
cardiovascular disease.
If the body's set point is something like a thermostat, the "thermometer" corresponds to the:
level of leptin.
types of drugs that cross the blood–brain barrier and are typically are able to pass through placental barriers as well.
fat-soluble drugs