Chapter 7 Health Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Carbohydrate | Class of energy giving nutrients that include: sugar, starches, and fiber |
| Daily Value (DV) | Recommended daily amounts of nutrients |
| Dietary Guidelines for Americans | Set recommendations designed to improve the diets and health of Americans |
| Fat | Class of energy that gives nutrients and are the main form in which energy is stored in the body; Large molecules made up of fatty acids and glycerol |
| MyPyramid | Food guidance system is a tool that can help you choose what to eat and how much to eat every day |
| Mineral | Chemical elements that are essential in small amounts maintain good health |
| Nutrient | Substance in food that provides energy or help from body tissues and are necessary for life growth |
| Nutrient Deficiency | ... |
| Nutrient Density | Measure of the nutrients in a food compared with the energy the food provides |
| Nutrition | The science or study of food and the ways the body uses food |
| Protein | Class of energy that gives nutrients made of amino acids that are needed to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body; Made of amino acids, which are used in building and repairing structures in the body |
| Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) | The recommended nutrient intake that will meet the needs of most healthy people |
| Vegetarian | On in which few or no animal products are eaten |
| Vitamin | Carbon containing nutrients that are needed in small amounts to maintain health and allow growth |
| Balanced Diet | To be healthy, you need the right amount of nutrients from each class |
| Metabolism | The sum of chemical processes that take place in your body to keep you alive and active |
| Starches | Complex carbohydrates that can be broken down into sugars |
| Glycogen | Form of carbohydrates your body usese for short-term energy storage |
| Fiber | Complex carbohydrate that provides little energy and cannot be digested |
| Saturated Fats | Contain saturated fatty acids |
| Unsaturated Fats | Contain unsaturated fatty acids |
| Cholesterol | Another type of liquid in all human and animal tisues |
| Complete Proteins | Dietary proteins that contain all the essential amino acids (ex. animal) |
| Incomplete Proteins | Do not contain essential amino acids (ex.plants) |
| Osteoporosis | Bones become brittle and break easily |
| Additives | Substances added to foods to keep the foods from spoiling or improve taste, smell, texture, appearance, or nutrient content of a food |
| Vegans | Vegetarians that eat no animal products in any form |
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