Diet
Eating Disorders
Key Terms
Over and Underweight
Gaining/Losing Weight
100

The name of an unhealthy diet.

What is a fad diet?

100

What is the definition of diabetes?

A disease that is caused by a decreased production or ability to use insulin.

100

What object will help determine if you are over or underweight by using standardized charts and lists to determine average weight?

What is a height-weight table?

100

Eating calorie-rich foods that also have needed nutrition, drinking milk or juice instead of water, and limiting your physical activity.

What is gaining weight?

200

A diet that is a change to your way of life.

What is a healthy diet?

200

This disorder's main symptom is eating large amounts of food.

What is a binge eating disorder?

200

What is the definition of the key term laxative?

A drug or food that is taken to help empty bowels.

200

What type of measurement helps determine if you are over or underweight by squeezing the skin and the tissue together on the back of the arm?

What is the body fat measurement?

200

Decrease calorie intake, increase daily exercise and eat preferably only at mealtime.

What is losing weight?

300

This disorder's main symptom is a refusal to maintain body weight within 15% of normal weight.

What is anorexia nervosa?

300

What is the definition of the key term stamina?

Physical or mental endurance.

400

This disorder's main symptom is eating large amounts of food within a short period and then forcing themselves to vomit.

What is bulimia nervosa?

400

What is the definition of the key term diuretic?

A substance that increases urination.

500

What is the definition of the key term purging?

Removing food from the body by vomiting or taking laxatives.