Ch 6 Health Vocabulary
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- a condition in which a person's excess fat accumulation resulsts in a body weight that exceeds desirable weight by 1% to 19%
- overweight
- a condition in which a person's body weight is 20% or more above desirable weight as determined by standard height/weight charts
- obesity
- the weight range deemed appropriate for people, taking into consideration gender, age, and frame size
- desirable weight
- body weight within a weight range appropriate for a person with an acceptable waist-to-hip ratio
- healthy body weight
- a mathematical calculation based on weight and height; used to determine desirable body weight
- body mass index (BMI)
- a graphic means of finding an unknown value
- momogram
- body composition system used to measure body fat through air displacement
- BOD POD
- a device used to measure the thickness of a skinfold from which percent of body fat can be calculated
- calipers
- a condition in which the thyroid gland produces an insufficient amount of the hormone thyroxin
- hypothyroidism
- a genetically programmed range of body weight, beyond which a person finds it difficult to gain or lose additional weight
- set point
- the physiological response of the body to adjust its metaolic rate to the presence of food
- adaptive thermogenesis
- the amount of energy, expressed in calories, that the body requires to maintain basic functions
- basal metabolic rate (BMR)
- the amount of energy our bodies require for the digestion, absorption, and transportation of food
- thermic effect of food (TEF)
- the metabolic process of breaking down tissue for the purpose of converting it to energy
- catabolizing
- the active chemical compound still found in some over-the-counter diet products
- phenylpropanolamine (PPA)
- an eating disorder in which the individual weight less than 85% of their expected weight for his or her age, gender, and height, has an intense fear of gaining weight, and in females, menstruating ceases for at least 3 consecutive months; people perceive
- anorexia nervosa
- an eating disorder in which individuals engage in episodes of bingeing, consuming unusually large amounts of food and feeling out of control, and engaging in some compensatory purging behavior to eliminate their food
- bulimia nervosa
- using vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications or means such as excessive excercise or fasting to eliminate food
- purging
- an eating disorder formerly referred to as compulsive overeating disorder; binge eaters use food to cope in the same way that bulimics do and also feel out of control, but do not engage in compensatory purging behavior
- binge eating disorder
- a condition in which the body is below the desirable weight
- underweight