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Compounds found in the body that regulate multiple body processes.
What are vitamins?
The process in which your body takes in and uses food
What is nutrition?
Starches and sugars found in foods which provide your bodies main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
Fruit and vegetables.
What are foods to increase in consumption?
Substances added to a food to produce a desired effect.
What are food additives?
Trans fats, saturated fats, and unsaturated fats.
What are three different types of fats?
A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body recieves from food
What is a calorie?
A tough, complex carbohydrate that the body can not digest.
What is fiber?
Frozen meals, and processed foods.
What are foods to reduce in consumption?
The spreading of pathogens from one food to another.
The natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body’s need for food
What is hunger?
The psychological desire for food.
What is appetite?
A waxy, fatlike substance.
What is cholesterol?
An interactive guide to healthful eating and active living.
What is MyPlate?
A condition in which the bodies immune system reacts to substances in some foods.
What are food allergies?
A condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily.
What is osteoporosis?
Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, certain cancers, and osteoporosis.
What are some dieseases that can be avoided with good nutrition?
Moving food through th digestive system, storing and releasing heat, and lubricating the joints.
What is water used for in the body?
A set of recommendations about eating and physical activity for all Americans.
What are The Dietary Guidlines for Americans?
Treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens.
What is pasteurization?
Who is the mayor of Tampa?
Bob Buckhorn
Family and culture, friends, advertising, time and money.
What affects your eating habits?
Used as an energy source, to sustain growth, to heal, to help transport oxygen to cells, and to regulate body functions.
How are nutrients used in the body?
Fresh fruit, veggies, and unsalted nuts.
What are healthy snacks?
A negative reaction to food that does not involve the immune system.
What are Food intolerances?