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nutrition study of food and the ways in which the body uses food
nutrients foods that provide energy or form body tissues- necessary for life and growth
carbohydrates energy- giving- sugars, starches, and fiber
fats energy giving- main form of energy storage
proteins amino acids, needed to build and repair body structures, energy givings
vitamins contain carbon, small amounts to maintain health, non-energy giving
minerals chemical elements, non-energy giving
metabolism processes that take place in your body to keep you alive and active
calorie measures amount of energy contained in food, supplies the energy that fuels your body
water non-energy giving
simple carbohydrates made up of single double sugar molecules
complex carbohydrates many sugar molecules
glucose sing sugar circulates in body, provides energy to body's cell
gylcogen type of starch made/stored in body
fiber complex carbohydrate, can't be digested in human stomach
amino acids chemical substances that makes up proteins
essential amino acids can't be made in the body
nonessential amino acids can be made in the body
complete proteins contains all essential amino acids
incomplete proteins doesn't have all amino acids or smaller amounts
saturated fats bad, solid at room temp and animal foods
unsaturated fats good, liquid at room temp, plant foods
cholesterol waxy fat like substance found in cells of animals
vitamin deficiency not enough vitamin intake to maintain health
nutrient deficiency not enough nutrients to maintain health
osteoporosis disorder in which bones become brittle and break easily
anemia condition which not enough red blood cells or hemoglobin
dehydration occurs when body looses more water than taking in
ingredient list where ingredients are listed in order form largest amount of weight to smallest
vegetarian few to no animal products are eaten
semivegetarian choose not to eat red meat
lacto-ovo vegetarian don't eat meat but will eat eggs, dairy products
vegans do not eat any animal products

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Creator janae2321
Created April 7, 2008
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  1. gylcogen → type of starch made/stored in body - 9 misses
  2. simple carbohydrates → made up of single double sugar molecules - 6 misses
  3. nutrients → foods that provide energy or form body tissues- necessary for life and growth - 4 misses
  4. fats → energy giving- main form of energy storage - 4 misses
  5. vitamins → contain carbon, small amounts to maintain health, non-energy giving - 4 misses
  6. complex carbohydrates → many sugar molecules - 4 misses
  7. glucose → sing sugar circulates in body, provides energy to body's cell - 4 misses