20% over you recommended weight for your height

Someone who does not eat meat, fish, poultry or animal products

someone who does not eat meat but does eat animal products

A protein food developed from micro-organisms

An auto-immune disease, when you are unable to digest gluten.

A protein found in wheat and wheat products

A hormone that controls the level of sugar in the blood

Food that has been processed from their natural from their natural whole state. Eg. White flour is refined whole grain wheat flour

A disease when little or no insulin is produced in the body

Someone who does not eat meat fish or poultry but eats animal products

Textured Vegetable Protein-A meat substitute made from soya beans

A fat in the body that can build up on the walls of your arteries

Insulin dependant and is more common in children and teens. Diabetic needs daily injections of Insulin

Non-insulin dependant and occurs most often in overweight older people. Needs to manage weight loss and have a good diet

RDA of Fibre

It damages and wares it away

Also called hypertension, can be caused by too much salt in the diet

What is a healthy way to flavour food instead of using salt

A psychological condition where the sufferer refuses to eat enough to maintain healthy weight. They see themselves as fat

Known as "binge eating". It is often associated with anorexia. Eat loads and then feel guilty so vomit up to prevent weight gain

Body Mass Index

daily amount of exercise required

Hard, slow stools that are difficult to eliminate; often a result of too little fibre in the diet

Cut excess fat off meat, bake/boil/steam instead of frying,avoid foods from top of food pyramid, choose low fat foods

Contains 3 out of the 4 main food groups on the food pyramid