Health Lesson 6.3 Flashcard

Front

Ratio of the various components- fat, bone, and muscle- that make up a person's body.

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body composition

Front

True or False. Changing habits immediately is more likely to ensure the habits become permanent.

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False

Front

Your body composition is the ratio of fat, bone, and ____________ .

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muscle

Front

Which weight-loss strategy forbids eating certain types of foods?

Back

fad diets

Front

Which is the best description of a balanced diet?

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A diet that includes a wide variety of nutritious foods

Front

Your body type is encoded in your DNA. What does this mean?

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Your body type is determined by the genes you inherit from your parents.

Front

Having a considerable excess of body weight from fat.

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obesity

Front

Measure used to estimate whether a person is a healthy weight for his or her height.

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body mass index (BMI)

Front

Having excess body weight from fat.

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overweight

Front

Having less body fat than what is considered healthy.

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underweight