Nutrition Vocab
The process by which the body takes in and uses food
Nutrition
These are compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes.
Vitamins
Nutrient that builds and maintain cells and tissues
Teen Males should consume 52 grams of ____________ a day
Teen Females should consume 46 grams of ___________ a day
Protein
This type of therapy helps keep joints flexible, and muscles stretched, and improves the ability to move around.
Physical Therapy
__________ occurs when a restricted blood supply damages the heart muscle
Heart attack
Calorie
Elements found in the food that our bodies cannot produce
This type of fat is found mostly in animal-based foods such as meat and dairy products.
Saturated Fats
This is the addictive drug that makes it hard to quit the habit of using tobacco
Nicotine
Ratio for Compression to Breath in CPR
30:2
Ex: The smell of freshly baked bread may tempt you to eat
Appetite
Condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily.
Osteoporosis
The ______________ provides information about the nutrients found in food.
Nutrition Facts Panel
___________ of addiction is experienced when the user takes the drug for short-term pleasure and leads to the user taking the drug only to relieve the symptoms of withdrawal.
Cycle of Addiction
This is the condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen
Anxiety
This type of fat in small amounts may help lower your risk of heart disease.
Unsaturated Fats
Treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens
Occurs with milk and juices and helps prevent the spread of ecoli
Pasteurization
______________ are substances added to a food to produce a desired effect.
Food Additives
The single-celled micro organism that is found almost everywhere - Most can be harmless but some can also cause disease.
Bacteria
This is a pattern created when the abused grow up to be the abuser
Cycle of Violence
Excess amounts of ___________ can cause a build-up in the arteries raising the risk of heart disease.
Cholesterol
We clean utensils and surfaces carefully to prevent ____________________, the spreading of pathogens from one food to another.
Cross Contamination
__________ are produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides
Organic Foods
This type of transmission of disease occurs when touching something like a doorknob that a contaminated person recently touched.
Indirect Contact
This muscle forms the wall of the heart and is considered to be involuntary
Cardiac Muscle