Health Vocab 7

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Across
  1. 2. chemicals that disrupt the body's hormonal system and contribute to obesity
  2. 5. the number of calories needed to sustain life
  3. 6. the weight that the body strives to attain without the influence of exercise
  4. 7. a condition characterized by disordered eating, lack of menstrual periods, and low age-adjusted bone density
  5. 8. surgery to reduce weight
  6. 12. all chemical reactions that occur within the cells of the body
  7. 13. a specific weight that the body tries to maintain, similar to the concept of 'defended weight'
  8. 16. surgical removal of fat tissue
  9. 18. a psychiatric disorder in which there is a preoccupation with percieved imperfections in physical appearance
  10. 19. a method used to calculate body fat %, also known as "underwater weighing"
  11. 20. the cessation of menstruation
  12. 21. ratio of body weight to height
Down
  1. 1. fat cells
  2. 3. fat that is necessary for biological function
  3. 4. the practice of eating large amounts of food in a short period of time
  4. 9. surgery that limits the size of the stomach
  5. 10. a method that determines body composition by measuring the amount of subcutaneous fat in the body
  6. 11. a serious illness of deliberate self starvation
  7. 14. an eating disorder characterized by episodes of secretive binge eating and purging
  8. 15. the measurement for food energy
  9. 17. relating to the sense of smell and taste