addiction, dieting Flashcards
diet
a person’s pattern of eating and drinking
dieting
trying to loose weight or maintain your weight
fad
something that is popular but only for a short time
americanisation of diets
FAST FOOD restaurants, frozen, pre- packed foods
types of diets
high-calorie diet, salt-free diet, FAD diet, starvation, high-protein diet, high-fibre diet, high-protein, high-carbohydrate diet
why do people decide to go on a diet besides trying to loose/maintain weight?
health reasons:
allergies
obesity
intolerance
obese
abnormally fat
eating disorders ( types)
anorexia, bulimia, obesity, binge eating/drinking, malnutrition
anorexia
starve yourself to death
bulimia
binge eating and then throwing up
malnutrition
doesn’t get enough nutrients
effects of ED
health problems
helping ED
therapy, hospitalisation …
addiction
an abnormally strong craving
to be addicted to something=
to be physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance