Healthy Diet Flashcards
fad diet
n. a way of eating that promises weight loss or other health advantages, such as longer life, and usually relies on pseudoscience rather than science to make many of its claims : In many cases, a fad diet has highly restrictive or unusual food choices
inflammation
medical noun a condition in which a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful
obesity
medical noun a condition that is characterized by excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body and that in an adult is typically indicated by a body mass index of 30 or greater
packaged
v. to enclose in a package or covering
cardiovascular disease
medical noun Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke.
mercury
n. a silver metal that is liquid at normal temperatures
food chain
n. a series of types of living things in which each one uses the next lower member of the series as a source of food