Overweight Refers to an excess of body weight compared to set standards. The excess weight may come from muscle bone fat and/or body water. Weight-cycle: Losing and gaining weight over and over again. Commonly called yo-yo dieting. High blood pressure Another word for “hypertension.” Blood pressure rises and falls throughout the day. An optimal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mmHg. Nutrition The process of the body using food to sustain life. Saturated fat: A fat that is solid at room temperature. Fats that are in foods are combinations of monounsaturated polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids. Saturated fat is found in high-fat dairy products like cheese whole milk cream butter and regular ice cream fatty fresh and processed meats the skin and fat of chicken and turkey lard palm oil and coconut oil. Overweight Being too heavy for one’s height. It is defined as a body mass index BMI of 25 up to 30 kg/m2. Unsaturated fat: A fat that is liquid at room temperature. Vegetable oils are unsaturated fats. Healthy weight Compared to overweight or obese a body weight that is less likely to be linked with any weight-related health problems such as type 2 diabetes heart disease high blood pressure high blood cholesterol or others. Hydrogenation A chemical way to turn liquid fat oil into solid fat. This process creates a new fat called trans fatty acids. Trans fatty acids: A fat that is produced when liquid fat oil is turned into solid fat through a chemical process called hydrogenation