Health Unit Four Vocab by Dhruv
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lvascience on November 21, 2011
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Nutrition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 carbohydrates | a class of nutrients containing simple sugars, starches, glycogen, and dietary fiber |
| saturated fats | fats that contain single bonds between carbon atoms and the maximum number of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon |
| unsaturated fats | fats that contain one or more double bonds between carbon atoms and have less than the maximum number of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon |
| cholesterol | a fatlike substance that is part of all animal cells and is necessary for the production of some hormones and fat digestion |
| proteins | a class of nutrients consisting of long chains of amino acids, which are the basic components of body tissue and can provide energy |
| vitamins | organic substances that assist in the chemical reactions that occur in the body |
| minerals | inorganic substances that are generally absorbed to form structural components of the body |
| hunger | the body's physical response to the need for food |
| appetite | the desire to eat based on the pleasure derived from eating |
| calorie | a unit of measurement for energy: 1 nutrition ________ = 1 kilo_____ (term goes in the blank) |
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