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What measure replaced heigh-weight tables to help predict a healthy body weight?
BMI (Body Mass Index)
How does psychology effect a person's diet?
Eating can be triggered by psychological desire for food rather than physiological need for food
What do you do with your calories to lose weight? To maintain?
Weight loss when eating fewer calories than needed for physical activity. Maintain current weight, balance calories consumed with calories used
Distribution or location of body fat is less important than how much fat you have
False, it is just as or more important.
Chick
Baby Bird/Chicken or a women
What is the most common reason for being underweight?
Lack of access to food
How can portion size affect a person's weight?
They can become much smaller/larger over time and cause someone to undereat/overeat. This means that they could lose/gain weight.
Name three good strategies/goals for being healthier
Limiting screen time, Changing negative thoughts about eating and weight, stretching/exercising more, etc.
Studies suggest genes have stronger influence on weight than environment
True
Juniper
A type of tree
Name 3 Health Issues that being overweight contributes to.
Heart disease, Hypertension, Liver & Gallbladder disease, Many types of cancer, Diabetes, etc.
What are three ways that genes influence a person's diet/weight?
Food preferences, Hormones affect hunger, and metabolism
Name three unhealthy ways to lose weight.
Fad Diets, Drugs, Eating Disorders, etc.
If you "fall off the wagon" you should forgive yourself and return to healthy habits.
True
Corruption
ishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power
Describe what a BMI chart might look like.
Sorted between girls, boys, and adults. Different depending on age. Depends on height and weight.
How many different genes influence weight?
32
What is a healthy amount of weight to lose per week?
1 to 2 pounds.
Low-income families are more like to be underweight because they don't have the money to buy food.
False, they are often overweight because they can't afford healthy food
monarchy
form of government with a monarch at the head.
What is the formula for calculating BMI?
(Weight x 703)/(Height)^2
Why does a person's culture affect their body image and weight?
Different groups have different values & preferences regarding ideal weight
Set [blank1] and [blank2] goals regarding eating and exercise.
Realistic and short-term
Height-weight tables are the most recognized way to measure obesity
False, BMI
onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).