Vitamins
The result of serious under-nutrition
Malnutrition
Foods that are close to their farm-fresh state, or those that have benefited from light processing
Whole foods
A class of nutrients that build body tissue and supply energy
Protein
Too little of one or more nutrients in the diet
**This is also one form of Malnutrition
Nutrient Deficiencies
Too little food energy or too few nutrients to promote growth
Under-nutrition
Elements that perform many functions that keep the body growing and functioning
Minerals
Substances in food that the body requires for proper growth, maintenance, and functioning.
Nutrients
The form in which the liver and muscles store glucose
Glycogen
An energy source for the body
Fats
A poison
Toxin
The capacity to do work or produce heat
Energy
Starch
Consuming too much food energy (calories) or excessive amounts of some nutrients.
Over-nutrition
unit of weight, about 1/28th of an ounce
Gram
Indigestible substances in foods, made mostly of carbohydrate.
Fiber
A diet-planning pattern
MyPyramid
a unit used to measure energy
Calorie
Building blocks of protein normally used to build tissues or, under some conditions, burned for energy
Amino Acids
The breaking down of food into nutrients the body can use
Digestion
Compounds that are required for growth and proper functioning of the body
Vitamins
A simple form of carbohydrate which serves as the body's sugar
Glucose
A class of nutrients that include sugars, starches, and fiber
Carbohydrates
grains used in their intact forms, with all of the edible parts included
Whole grains
Compounds in foods from plants that perform important functions in the body, but are not nutrients
Phytochemicals
building blocks of fat that supply energy fuel for most of the body's cells.
Fatty acids