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major source of energy in the body found in fruits vegetable, grains and dairy
What are carbohydrate?
process of choosing and consuming food necessary for health and growth
What is nutrition?
sugars that do not occur naturally in foods
What is added sugars?
units of energy in food
What are calories?
food guidance system created to remind people about the proportions of the five different food groups they should eat at a meal
What is MyPlate?
illness transmitted through food
What is food-borne illness?
substances added to food products to cause desired changes to flavor
What are food additives?
way of thinking that classifies behaviors as either total successes or total failures
What is an “all-or-nothing” mindset?
daily record of what a person eats
What is a food dairy?
condition of excess body fat or excessive overweight
What is obesity?
phrase used to prove to be safe for consumption
What is “generally recognized as safe”? (GRAS)
complex carbohydrate found only in plant-based foods
What is dietary?
inorganic nutrients absorbed from plants, water, and animal food sources
What is minerals?
type of fat found primarily in animal-based foods
What is saturated fat?
type of vitamin that dissolves in water
What is water-soluble vitamin?
ratio of the various components that make up the body
What is body composition?
tool used to determine whether a person’s weight is healthy for that person’s height
What is body mass index? (BMI)
nutrient the body uses to build and maintain cells and tissues and provide energy
What is protein?
nutrients, largely made up of fatty acids, that provide a valuable source of energy for muscles and help in the absorption and transport of vitamins and nutrients
What are fats?
recommended daily intake amounts for specific nutrients based on a 2,000-calorie eating plan
What is Daily Value?
required label on all packaged foods containing serving size, number of servings, number of calories, amounts of different nutrients, and daily values for nutrients
What is Nutrition Fact Label?
units of energy that supply few or no nutrients to the body
What are empty calories?
condition in which the body’s immune system reacts to a food as if the food is harmful
What is a food allergy?
substances that help the body eliminate sodium and water
What are diuretics?
rate at which the body uses energy to carry out basic physiological processes
What is metabolism?