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Nutrients
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General
100
The process of taking in and using food
What is nutrition?
100
The amount of energy a food supplies is measured in this.
What are calories?
100
Helps to provide structure for the body and works with vitamins to help with body processes
What are minerals?
100
No restrictions on specific foods or condiments
What is a regular or house diet?
100
A person who has a degree in nutrition
What is a dietician?
200
The intake of food
What is Ingestion?
200
This supplies us with sugar or glucose. Is found in bread, cereal, fruits and vegetables.
What are carbohydrates?
200
Found in many fruits and vegetables, has not calories but is essential for life. Helps to regulate the body's processes.
What is water?
200
Foods or beverages that can be poured at room temperature and that you can see through
What are clear liquids?
200
Flavored shake or drink that is used to supply extra calories or nutrition, with meals or as a snack between meals
What are nutritional supplements?
300
The breaking down of food into simple elements called nutrients
What is Digestion?
300
The building blocks of the cell. Found in meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts, dried peas and beans
What are proteins?
300
Developed by the US government to help Americans plan a healthy diet
What is the food pyramid?
300
Food or fluids that can be poured at room temperature or at body temperature
What is a full liquid diet?
300
Diet that restricts salt for people with heart disease or high blood pressure
What is a sodium restricted diet?
400
The transfer of these nutrients from the digestive tract to the bloodstream
What is absorption?
400
Provides our body with energy that can be stored and certain vitamins are dissolved in this. Found in butter, cooking oils, cheese and egg yolks.
What is fat?
400
The desire for food
What is appetite?
400
Foods are chopped or soft and can be consumed without chewing
What is a mechanical soft or edentulous diet?
400
Diet that includes foods lower in animal fat and prepared with little additional fat
What is a low cholesterol diet?
500
The conversion of nutrients into energy in the body's cells.
What is Metabolism?
500
Chemicals that help to regulate body processes.
What are vitamins?
500
Loss of appetite
What is anorexia?
500
Food is blended to smooth consistency, similar to mashed potatoes or pudding
What is a pureed diet?
500
Religion, culture and geography, individual taste, finances, kitchen skills, appetite
What are factors that influence choices in what foods we eat?
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