Food and Nutrition

Feeling of physical discomfort that is caused by your body's need for nutrients

• Hunger

• Appetite

• Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

• Daily Values

The rate at which you use energy when your body is at rest

• Hunger

• Appetite

• Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

• Daily Values

A desire for food that is based on emotions and other factors rather than nutritional need

• Hunger

• Appetite

• Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

• Daily Values

Recommendations that specify the amounts of certain nutrients the average person should obtain each day

• Hunger

• Appetite

• Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

• Daily Values

Measure of how much body fat you have as compared to muscle and bone

• Body Composition

• Body Mass Index (BMI)

• Overweight

• Obesity

Ratio of your weight to your height

• Body Composition

• Body Mass Index (BMI)

• Overweight

• Obesity

Term used to describe a person who is heavier than the standard for the person's hight

• Overweight

• Obesity

• Underweight

• Fad Diet

Refers specifically to adults who have a BMI of 30 or higher

• Overweight

• Obesity

• Underweight

• Fad Diet

Term used to describe a person who is lighter than the standard for the person's height.

• Overweight

• Obesity

• Underweight

• Fad Diet

Popular diet that may help a person lose or gain weight but without proper regard for nutrition and other health issues

• Overweight

• Obesity

• Underweight

• Fad Diet