Adult Nutrition

1. A trendy weight loss plan that promises dramatic results over a short period of time.
3. Complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat. BMI over 25.
5. Excessive fat accumulation that presents a health risk. BMI over 30.
7. Theory that the human body has a specific weight that it wants to maintain and that your body will adapt to hold that weight if possible.
8. Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body.
9. Condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure (aka high blood pressure).
10. A group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood (high blood glucose).
11. When you consume either fewer or more calories than you need daily and can result in weight loss or weight gain.
12. Weight fluctuation in those dieting over short periods of time from swings in eating strictly during a diet then overconsumption after the diet.
13. A health condition or disease that is long-lasting and often difficult to be treated.
14. A manufactured product intended to supplement one's diet by taking it.

2. The psychological desire for food.
4. The effects of medication on a food or a nutrient within food.
6. The natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body's need for food.
9. Statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.