Vocabulary for Weight Management and Eating Behaviors

hunger

• The body's physical response to the need for food.

• A desire to ear certain foods

• A brand of pancake mix

appetite

• The body's physical response to the need for food.

• The name of a magazine

• A desire to eat certain types of food.

overweight

• A condition where there is too much body fat for one’s weight.

• A person who is heavy for his or her height and having excess body fat.

• Extremely thin and sickly

Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

• The minimum energy needed to keep you alive while rested

• Another name for your heart rate

• A green plant that is good in pasta sauce

When Susie visited the doctor she was told that she was slightly ____________________.

• green

• overweight

• sick

Because Johnny hadn't eaten all day he was very _____________.

• over weight

• appetite

• hungry

When Susie passed an In 'n' Out, she suddenly had an ___________ for a cheeseburger.

• huger

• hangry

• appetite

Because Johnny was diagnosed with ____________ he was at risk for many medical problems.

• hunger

• obesity

• appetite

Susie's __________________________ was 1400 calories daily.

• hunger

• appetite

• BMR