Nutrition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nutrition | The process of using food and its substances to help your body have energy, grow, develop, and work properly. |
| Nutrients | The substances in food that your body needs to build new tissue, repair damaged cells, and produce energy. |
| What do nutrient needs depend on? | A person's age, gender, general health, and level of activity. |
| Calories | Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body. |
| Appetite | The physiological desire for food. |
| Hunger | Th physical need for food. |
| Nutrient Deficiency | Having a shortage of any nutrient. |
| What are some energy providing nutrients? | Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. |
| Fiber | The parts of furits, vegetables, grains, and beans that your body cannot digest. |
| Carbohydrates | Provide energy for the body. Two types. |
| Simple Carbohydrates | Sugers that provide a short burst of energy. |
| Complex Carbohydrates | Starches that provide a long burst of energy. |
| Proteins | Build, repair, and maintain cells and tissues. Two types. |
| Complete Proteins | Foods that contain all nine of the essential amino acids repsonsible for building proteins. |
| Incomplete Proteins | Foods that lack some of the essential amino acids responsible for building proteins. |
| Fats | Promotes healthy skin and normal cell growth. Two types. |
| Saturated Fats | Fats that are solid at room temperature. |
| Unsaturated Fats | Fats that are liquid at room temperature. |
| Vitamins | Substances that help your body fight infections. Two types. |
| Fat-Soluble Vitamins | Vitamins that dissolve in fat and can be stored in one's body fat until they are needed. |
| Water-Soluble Vitamins | Vitamins that dissolve in water and cannot be stored so you need to consume them. |
| Minerals | Elements that help form healthy bones and teeth as well as regulate certain body processes. |
| What is the most important nutrient? | Water. |
| What percent of your body weight is water? | 60 percent. |
| Body Image | The way you see yourself. |
| Overweight | More than the appropriate weight for gender, height, age, growth pattern, and body frame. |
| Underweight | Less than the appropriate weight for gender, height, age, growth pattern, and body frame. |
| Eating Disorders | Extreme and damaging eating behaviors that can lead to sickess and even death. |
| Binge Eating | Compulsive Overeating. |
| Anorexia | Self starvation leading to extreme weight loss. |
| Bulimia | Person eats a large amount of food and then tries to purge or vomit. |
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