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Abnormality Acronym Adapt Anorexia	A condition of not being normal or usual A word formed from the initials of several words. To adjust to different conditions Loss of appetite and inability to eat. Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder primarily affecting adolescent girls and young women, characterized by pathological fear of becoming fat, distorted body image, excessive dieting, and emaciation. Back to Top
Bulimia	An eating disorder, common especially among young women of normal or nearly normal weight, that is characterized by episodic binge eating and followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation. It is often associated with measures taken to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, the use of laxatives, dieting, or fasting. Also called bulimarexia, bulimia nervosa. Back to Top
Carbohydrates Cellar Cosmopolitan Cutlery	Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums and serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals A room or enclosed space used for storage, usually beneath the ground or under a building. Belonging to the world; not limited to just one part of the world. utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food. Back to Top
Dehydration Diabetes Diversity	An abnormal loss of water from the body, esp. from illness or physical exertion. A disorder characterized by inadequate production and use of insulin resulting in excessive amounts of glucose in the blood and urine. Variety; differences Back to Top
Ethnic Ecology Emigrate	Pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, and language The study of the effects of modern civilization on the environment To leave one country to settle in another Back to Top
Famine Fast Food	Extreme hunger; starvation Food, as hamburgers, pizza, or fried chicken, that is prepared in quantity by a standardized method and can be dispensed quickly at inexpensive restaurants for eating there or elsewhere Back to Top
Glucose	A sugar occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue. It is the principal circulating sugar in the blood and the major energy source of the body. Back to Top
Hard-tack Heart Disease Hormone	A name given by soldiers and sailors to a kind of hard biscuit or sea bread. Any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning. A substance produced by one tissue and carried by the bloodstream to another to effect growth or metabolism. Back to Top
Insulin Irrational	A hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates the conversion of glucose to glycogen that lowers the glucose level in the blood. Without the faculty of reason Back to Top
Junk Food	Food, as potato chips or candy, that is high in calories but of little nutritrional value. Back to Top
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Lo Mein	A Chinese dish of thin noodles stir-fried with vegetables and usually meat or shrimp. Back to Top
Malnutrition Moderate Multiethnic	Bad nutrition that does not supply the body with the necessary nutrients. Keeping with reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense. Involving or pertaining to two or more distinct ethnic groups. Back to Top
Nutrition	Dealing with foods, vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and other nourishing substances, that are necessary to keep the body healthy Back to Top
Obesity	Overweight Back to Top
Perfectionism Porridge Protégé Proteins Provisions	A personal standard, attitude, or philosophy that demands perfection and rejects anything less. a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk. One whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by an influential person Fundamental components of all living cells that include many substances, such as enzymes, hormones, and antibodies, that are necessary for the proper functioning of an organism. They are essential in the diet of animals for the growth and repair of tissue and can be obtained from foods such as meat, fish, eggs, milk, and legumes. Something provided; supplies, especially of food or ther necessities. Back to Top
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Sinew Supersize	A tendon Extremely large; enormous; to increase the size of something ordered, esp. a food item Back to Top
Trencher	A flat piece of wood on which meat, or other food, is served or carved. Back to Top
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Versatile Vitamins	Having or capable of many uses. Any of various fat-soluble or water-soluble organic substances essential in minute amounts for normal growth and activity of the body and obtained naturally from plant and animal foods. Back to Top
Wok	A large bowl-shaped pan used in cooking Chinese food. Back to Top
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Please Note: All definitions were taken from www.dictionary.com, and Webster's Middle School Dictionary