| A | B |
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| wellness | the state of being in good health |
| quality of life | a person's satisfaction with his/her looks, lifestyle, and responses to daily events |
| premature death | death that occurs due to lifestyle behaviors leading to accident or disease |
| optimum health | state of wellness characterized by peak physical, mental and social well-being |
| physical health | fitness of your body |
| mental health | the way a person feels about him/herself, life, and the world |
| social health | the way a person gets along with others |
| holistic medicine | an approach to health care that focuses on ALL aspects of patient care |
| risk factor | a characteristic or behavior that influences a person's chance of being injured or getting a disease |
| environmental quality | the state of the physical world around you |
| diagnosis | the identification of a disease |
| diet | all the foods and beverages you consume |
| peer pressure | the influence of people in your age and social group on your behavior |
| nutrition | the sum of the processes by which a person takes in and uses food substances |
| nutrient | the basic component of food |
| scientific method | the process researchers use to find answers to their questions |
| hypothesis | a suggested answer to a scientific question |
| theory | a principle that tries to explain something that happens in nature; it is based on evidence but is not a fact |
| life expectancy | the average length of life of people living in the same environment |
