Health Vocabulary

2. a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.
5. either the body can't properly digest the food that is eaten, or that a particular food might irritate the digestive system
6. below a weight considered normal or desirable
8. above a weight considered normal or desirable
10. a person who does not eat any food derived from animals and who typically does not use other animal products
12. fat, bone, and muscle in your body
13. a nutrition strategy to increase exercise performance

1. a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food.
3. body mass index
4. a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons
7. the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume or not to exceed each day
8. the state or condition of being very fat or overweight
9. a trendy weight loss plan that promises dramatic results
11. an immune reaction to proteins in the food
12. the number of calories you burn as your body performs basic (basal) life-sustaining function