franckreporter/E+/Getty Images Reading and Notetaking Before reading, skim the headings in this chapter. List the headings to create an outline for taking notes during reading and class discussion. Under each heading, list any key terms. Finally, write two questions you expect to have answered in class. After completing the chapter, ask your teacher any questions you still have about the concepts or terms you learned. Headings Notes Making Healthy Decisions The Decision- Making Process Step 1: Define the Decision or Problem Setting the Scene As the summer comes to a close and a new school year begins, you look forward to seeing your friends in classes again. One of your friends is an athlete. Over the summer, your friend started taking pills to build muscle and lose fat in preparation for a competitive event. Your friend starts messaging you about the pills, saying they will improve your athletic performance and help you lose weight. Your friend offers to give you a few to try if you want. You do not know much about the pills your friend is taking, but you have seen them advertised online and you know the local drugstore sells them. At home, you research the pills and find websites with conflicting information. Some websites advertise amazing results. Others list frightening side effects. You do not know what to tell your friend, but you know you have to make a decision soon. Thinking Critically 1. You need credible, true information to make a good decision about the pills your friend is offering you. How can you find reliable information on the internet about these pills? 2. In addition to the internet, what other sources of information or advice can help you make a healthy decision? 3. You know your friend wants you to try these pills. If you decide not to try them and your friend pressures you, what can you do to stick to your decision? Click on the activity icon or visit www.g-wlearning.com/health/4095 to access online vocabulary activities using key terms from the chapter. Good Information Enables a Good Decision Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 33