| Term | Definition |
|---|
| food enables you body to maintain | homeostasis |
| nutrients | substances in food that provides the raw materials and energy the body needs to carry out all the essential process |
| six kinds of nutrients | carbohydrates,fats,proteins,vitamins,minerals,and water |
| calorie | the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by celsius degree |
| Calorie with a capital C | used to mesure the energy in foods |
| carbohydrates | composed of carbon, oxygen,and hydrogen, are a major source of energy |
| glucose | major soure of energy for your body's cells |
| simple carbs | sugars |
| complex carbs | fiber |
| fiber | a complex carb found in plant foods |
| fats | high energy nutrient that are composed of carbon oxygen and hydrogen |
| unsaturated fats | usually liquid at room temperature |
| saturated fats | usually solid at room temperature |
| cholestral | waxy fatlike substance found in animal products |
| proteins | nutrients that contain nitrogen as well as carbon hydrogen and oxygen |
| amino acids | linked together chemically to form large protein muscles |
| vitamins | act as helper molecules in a variety of chemical reactios |
| minerals | nutrients not made by living things |
Combine with other sets
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