CLASSWORK - Ch. 11 Nutrients and Diets
what is absorption
process of which blood or lymph capillaries pick up the digested nutrition
This disorder involves binge eating and then vomiting or using laxatives.
What is bulimarexia?
These diets control how many calories you eat (low or high).
What are calorie controlled diets?
This special diet is made for people with diabetes.
What is a diabetic diet?
This diet includes 30 grams or more of fiber.
What is a fiber diet?
what is Anorexia nervosa -
a psychological disorder in which a person drastically reduces food intake or refuses to eat at all
This calculation measures weight in relation to height.
What is body mass index?
These are the body’s main source of quick energy.
What are carbohydrates?
This is the process of breaking food down in the body.
What is digestion?
This is high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
These molecules protect your body from harmful chemicals called free radicals.
What are antioxidants?
This disorder involves binge eating and then fasting.
What is bulimia?
This is the indigestible fiber found in plants.
What is cellulose?
These nutrients must come from food because the body can’t make enough of them.
What are essential nutrients?
These are fats and oils.
What are lipids?
This condition happens when arteries get clogged with fatty buildup.
What is atherosclerosis?
This is the unit used to measure energy in food.
What is a calorie?
This fatty substance is found in body cells and animal products.
What is cholesterol?
This diet limits fat intake.
What is a fat restricted diet?
This diet limits cholesterol and fatty foods.
What is a low cholesterol diet?
This is the energy your body uses just to stay alive.
What is basal metabolic rate?
This diet includes foods that are easy to digest and gentle on the stomach.
What is a bland diet?
This disease causes high blood sugar because of insulin problems.
What is diabetes mellitus?
These nutrients are the most concentrated source of energy.
What are fats?
this is the state of poor nutrition.
What is malnutrition?