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31 Cards in this Set
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Weight Management
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diet and exercise plan to maintain a desireable weight and body composition.
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Desireable weight
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weight healthful to a person
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Body composition
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percent of fat tissue and lean tissue in the body
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body frame
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approximate weight and density of bone structure.
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Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
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Number of calories the body uses at rest
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Calorie
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unit of energy produced by food and used by the body.
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Caloric intake
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Number of calories a person takes in from food or beverages.
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Caloric expenditure
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number of calories a person uses for BMR, digestion, and physical activity.
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Essential body fat
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amount of body fat needed for optimal health.
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adipose tissue
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fat that accumulates around internal organs, within muscle, and under your skin.
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Underweight
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body weight that is 10% or more below desireable weight.
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Malnutrition
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condition in which the body doesn't get enough nutrients required for optimal health.
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Overweight
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body weight that is 10% or more than desireable weight.
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Obesity
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body weight that is 20% or more than desireable weight.
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fad diet
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quick weight loss strategy that is poluar for a short time.
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Liquid diet
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diet in which beverages are substituted for some or all meals.
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Anorectic drug
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Drug that decreases appetite.
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Serotonin
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chemical in the body that helps regulate primitive drives and emotions.
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Starvation diet
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method of weight loss in which a person stops eating for quick weight loss.
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fat ketosis
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condition in which excessive ketones are released into the blood.
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Laxatives
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drug that helps a person have a bowel movement.
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Dieruretics
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product that increases the amount of urine excreted.
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Eating disorder
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mental disorder in which a person has compelling need to starve, binge, or to binge and purge.
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Binge
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eat large amount of food over a short period of time.
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purge
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rid the body of food by vomitting or by using lazatives or dieuretics.
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addiction
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compelling need to take a ddrug or engage in a specific behavior.
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body image
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perception a person has of his or her body's appereance.
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Perfectionism
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compelling need to be accurate.
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Anoerexia nervosa
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eating disorder from which a person starves himself or herself and weighs 15% or below desireable weight.
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Bulimia
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eating disorder in whcih a person binges and purges.
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binge eating disorder
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eating disorder in which a person cannot control eating and eat excessive amounts.
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