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Bulimia nervosa |
Vomitting or using laxatives to rid the body of food |
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Basal metabolic rate |
Energy needed to fuel the body's ongoing processes while it is at complete rest |
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Bingeing |
Involves eating large amounts of food over a short time |
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Body composition |
Proportion of body weight that is made up of fat tissue compared to lean tissue |
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Diarrhea |
Frequent bowel moments that are loose and watery |
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Fad diet |
Weight loss plan that promises unrealistic results |
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Food intolerance |
Negative reaction to food not brought about by the immune system |
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Hunger |
The body's physical response to the need for food |
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Purging |
An eating disorder based on a cycle of bingeing and purging food |
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Obesity |
Being heavy for one's height |
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Anorexia Nervosa |
An eating disorder in which the person refuses to eat because of a fear of weight gain |
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Cross contamination |
The transfer of c ontainments from one food to another |
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Overwieght |
Weighing 20 percent more then one's recommended weight |
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Heredity |
The passing down of traits from parents to child |
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Heartburn |
Is caused by stomach acid leaking into the esophagus, is caused by overeating fat foods and by stress and anxiety |
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Ulcers |
Are open sores in the living of the stomach or intestines, can cause pain after eating |
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Flatulence |
Is caused by gas build up |
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Food allergy |
Is an abnormal response to a flood that is triggered by the body's immune system |
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Food Borne illnesses |
Illness caused by consuming a toxin, food poisoning |
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Eating disorders |
Are conditions that involve an unhealthy degree of concern about body weight and shape and that may lead to efforts to control weight by unhealthy means |
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Body mass index |
Is an index of weight Ion relation to height that is used to access healthy body weight |
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Energy balance |
When the food energy you take in equals the energy you use |
