Chapter 11

the process by which the body breaks down substances and get energy from food

• Metabolism
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• fad diets
• weight cycling

a measure of body weight relative to height

• Metabolism
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• fad diets
• weight cycling

weight-loss plans that tend to be popular for only a short time

• Metabolism
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• fad diets
• weight cycling

a repeated pattern of losing and regaining body weight

• Metabolism
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• fad diets
• weight cycling

heavier than the standard weight range for your height

• overweight
• obese
• underweight
• body image

having an excess of body fat

• overweight
• obese
• underweight
• body image

below the standard weight range for your height

• overweight
• obese
• underweight
• body image

the way you see your body

• overweight
• obese
• underweight
• body image

extreme, harmful eating behaviors that can cause serious illness or even death

• eating disorders
• anorexia nervosa
• bulimia nervosa
• binge eating disorder

an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves

• eating disorders
• anorexia nervosa
• bulimia nervosa
• binge eating disorder