Healthy Diet Flashcards

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fad diet

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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

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inflammation

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medical noun a condition in which a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful

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obesity

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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

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packaged

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v. to enclose in a package or covering

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cardiovascular disease

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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.

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mercury

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n. a silver metal that is liquid at normal temperatures

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food chain

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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

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