| A | B |
|---|
| Appetite | A desire, rather than a need, to eat. |
| Nutrient Dense Foods | Foods high in nutrients relative to their caloric content. |
| Nutrients | Substances in food that your body needs to function properly, to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy. |
| Minerals | Inorganic substances that the body cannot manufacture but that act as catalysts, regulating many vital body processes. |
| Hunger | A natural drive that helps protect you from starvation. |
| Calories | Units of heat |
| Nutrition | The process by which the body takes in and uses food. |
| Water | Forgotten nutrient. |
| Proteins | Nutrients that help build and maintain body tissues. |
| Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) | The amounts of nutrients that will prevent deficiencies and excesses in most healthy people. |
| Carbohydrates | The main source of energy for the body |
| Vitamins | Compounds that help regulate many vital body processes, including the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of other nutrients. |
| Fats | Nutrients that provide energy and help the body store vitamins |
| Amino Acids | Substances that make up body protein; building blocks of life. |
| Cholesterol | A fatlike substance produced in the liver of all animals. |
| Fiber | part of grains and plant foods that cannot be digested. |
| Distorted Body Image | a self-esteem that is heavily influence by perceptions of body weight and shape, or a denial of the seriousness of low body weight. |
| Anorexia Nervosa | self induced starvation. |
| Bulimia Nervosa | eating unusually large amounts of food followed by behavior that compensates for overeating. (i.e. forced vomiting, excessive exercise, use of laxatives/diuretics). |
| Binge Eating | Lose control over his or her eating. |
