Define
Energy
The ability to do work
What is the best source of calcium?
Milk
A complex disease having too much body fat
Obesity
The sunshine vitamin
Vitamin D
The most common mineral found in your body
Calorie
The measurement of the amount of energy in food
What is another name for poor nutrition?
Malnutrition
A disease in which the bones of adults become fragile
Osteoporosis
Eight different vitamins that work together
B Vitamins
A mineral found in (not added to) table salt
Sodium
Nutrients
Substances found in food that help your body grow and develop
Why would a pound of butter produce a greater number of Calories than a pound of lean meat?
Butter contains more fat
A condition in which a person has too few red blood cells
Anemia
A fat-soluble vitamin that helps your blood to clot
Vitamin K
A mineral that keeps your blood healthy
Iron
Balanced Diet
A diet containing all the nutrients necessary to keep you healthy
Why is it important to eat a variety of foods?
No one food contains all the nutrients your body needs.
A disease caused by a lack of Vitamin D
Rickets
A vitamin your body can manufacture from carotene; helps your eyesight
A
A mineral that works with calcium to make your bones and teeth strong
Phosphorus
Metabolism
The process by which your body produces and uses energy from food.
What are minerals?
Nutrients from the soil that are found in many foods you eat
A swelling in the neck that is caused by insufficient iodine
Goiter
A water-soluble vitamin that you need daily
Vitamin C
A mineral you need more of when you are involved in strenuous activities
Magnesium