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THE MOST IMPORTANT NUTRIENT FOR GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE OF BODY TISSUES
PROTEIN
100
NUTRIENTS THAT PROVIDE ENERGY AND HEAT TO MAINTAIN THE BODY'S TEMPERATURE.
CARBOHYDRATES
100
NUTRIENTS ARE THE MOST CONCENTRATED SOURCE OF CALORIES
FATS
100
COMPOUNDS REQUIRED IN THE DIET IN EXTREMELY SMALL AMOUNTS
VITAMINS
100
NUTRIENTS THAT INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER TO HELP REGULATE BODY PROCESSES
MINERALS
200
AMINO ACIDS YOUR BODY CANNOT PRODUCE THAT MUST BE SUPPLIED THROUGH CERATIN FOOD
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
200
A CARBOHYDRATE THAT IS NOT DIGESTED, ALSO REFERRED TO AS CELLULOSE
DIETARY FIBER
200
FATS THAT ARE USUALLY SOLID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE; FOUND MOSTLY IN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
SATURATED FAT
200
TYPE OF POLYUNSATURATED FAT THAT CAN BE BENEFICAIL TO A PERSON'S HEALTH
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
200
FAT-LIKE SUBSTANCE FOUND IN EVERY CELL IN THE BODY
CHOLESTEROL
300
MINERALS PRESENT IN THE BODY IN RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNTS
TRACE MINERALS
300
THE PROCESS THAT MODIFIES AND REDUCES FOOD MECHANICALLY OR CHEMICALLY SO THEY CAN PASS THROUGH THE INTESTINAL WALL INTO THE BLOOD STREAM
DIGESTION
300
UNITS THAT INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY BURNED
CALORIES
300
PROTEIN FOOD THAT CONTAINS AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF ALL THE ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
COMPLETE PROTEIN
300
USUALLY LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, BUT MAY START TO SOLIDIFY IN THE REFRIGERATOR
MONOSATURATED FAT
400
VITAMINS THAT TEND TO ACCOMPANY FATS AS THEY ARE ABSORBED IN THE DIGESTIVE PROCESS, EX. VITAMINS A, D, E, K.
FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS
400
THE PROCESS IN WHICH NUTRIENTS ARE TAKEN INTO THE BLOODSTREAM
ABSORBTION
400
PROTEINS THAT ARE FOUND IN DIGESTIVE JUICES AND HELP BREAK DOWN FOODS SO THE BODY CAN USE THEM
ENZYMES
400
GUIDELINES FOR NUTRITION PLANNING
DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES
400
THE PROCESS THAT TAKES PLACE AFTER FOOD COMPOUNDS HAVE BEEN ABSORBED INTO THE BLOODSTREAM
METABOLISM
500
SPECIFIC TYPE OF FAT FORMED WHEN LIQUID OILS ARE MADE SOLID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE THROUGH A PROCESS CALLED HYDROGENATION
TRANS FATTY ACIDS
500
THE FINGERLIKE PROJECTIONS THAT ARE FOUND ALL ALONG THE LINING OF THE SMALL INTESTINE AND HELP ABSORBTION
VILLI
500
A PROTEIN IN THE BLOOD THAT CARRIES OXYGEN
HEMOGLOBIN
500
LIFESTYLE THAT INCLUDES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES (OPPOSITE OF SEDENTARY)
ACTIVE
500
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