Weight Management, Malnutrition & Eating Disorders

These flashcards cover essential terms and concepts related to weight management, malnutrition, and eating disorders, facilitating review and understanding for exam preparation.

Malnutrition

A condition that includes both undernutrition and overnutrition, often due to inadequate nutrient or energy intake.

Set-Point Theory

The theory that body weight is genetically regulated, though not fully supported today.

Settling Point Theory

The theory that body weight stabilizes based on environmental factors and behavior.

Double burden of malnutrition

The occurrence of both undernutrition and overnutrition at individual, household, or population levels.

Energy Intake Control

A method involving low-energy-density diets that helps achieve long-term weight loss.

Fad Diets

Diet plans that are often restrictive, unrealistic, and nutritionally unbalanced, usually leading to temporary weight loss.

Chain-breaking

A behavior modification strategy that aims to separate linked unhealthy behaviors.

Intermittent Fasting (IF)

A dietary practice where fasting windows (16–48 hours) alternate with normal eating.

Binge-Eating Disorder

The most common eating disorder in the U.S., characterized by binge eating without purging, often linked to shame and distress.

Cognitive Restructuring

A behavior modification technique that changes negative mindsets about food and body image.

Weight Loss Surgeries

Medical procedures such as gastric bypass and gastric sleeve, considered effective long-term treatments for severe obesity.

Bulimia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors like purging.

Healthy Weight Management Principles

Guidelines suggesting slow weight loss (0.5–2 lbs/week) and a goal for 5–10% body weight reduction.

Physical Activity in Weight Management

The importance of regular exercise to support weight loss, ideally expending 100–300 kcal/day above normal levels.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by severe restriction of food intake, leading to low body weight and distorted body image.