Macro & Micro's
These provide the body with its main source of energy.
What are Carbohydrates
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks the cells in this organ that produce insulin.
What is the Pancreas
A person who excludes all meat, poultry, and fish from their diet, but may still eat dairy and eggs, is called this.
What is a Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian
This eating disorder is characterized by a cycle of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors like purging, excessive exercise, or fasting.
What is Bulimia Nervosa
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that teens consume half of their daily plates with these two food groups.
This macronutrient is essential for building and repairing muscles, skin, and organs.
What is Protein
This type of diabetes is highly associated with diet, physical activity, and insulin resistance, and can often be prevented or managed through healthy lifestyle choices.
What are Type 2 Diabetes
A vegetarian who avoids all animal products—including meat, dairy, eggs, and sometimes honey—is called this.
What is a Vegan
This eating disorder involves an intense fear of gaining weight and severe calorie restriction, leading to significantly low body weight.
What is Anorexia Nervosa
The process by which your body breaks down food and takes in the necessary nutrients it needs to grow and function.
What is Digestion
Micronutrients are broken down into these two categories.
What are Vitamins and Minerals
This essential hormone acts like a "key" that allows glucose from our food to enter the body's cells to be used for energy.
What is Insulin
Because plant-based proteins often lack one or more essential amino acids, vegetarians must do this to get a complete protein profile (such as eating rice and beans together).
What is Combining Plant Proteins / Eating Complementary Proteins
An eating disorder where a person frequently consumes unusually large amounts of food in a short period while feeling a lack of control, but without purging.
What is Binge Eating Disorder
According to the USDA MyPlate guidelines, this food group should take up the smallest portion of a person's daily food intake.
What are Oils / Fats
Your body needs this specific macronutrient in small doses for long-term energy storage, hormone production, and protecting vital organs.
What is Fat
This common symptom of uncontrolled diabetes occurs because the body pulls water from tissues to try and flush excess sugar out through the urine.
What is Excessive Thirst
Teens on strict vegetarian diets or vegan diets are at a higher risk of developing a deficiency in this specific micronutrient, which is crucial for carrying oxygen in the blood.
What is Iron
People struggling with eating disorders are at severe risk for electrolyte imbalances, which can cause life-threatening problems for this specific vital organ.
What is the Heart
This condition happens when a person’s body does not receive the required amount of nutrients to function properly, often due to an unbalanced diet or an eating disorder.
What is Malnutrition
These are organic substances the body needs in small amounts to fight infections, heal wounds, and regulate cell function, often found in fruits and veggies.
What are Vitamins
This is a condition where a person's blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as Type 2 diabetes.
What is Prediabetes
When an athlete goes vegetarian, they must carefully plan their meals to ensure they get enough of this vital macronutrient that is primarily responsible for building and maintaining lean body mass.
What is Protein
Unlike a healthy, balanced nutritional plan, engaging in this behavior to alter your shape usually results in low energy, poor immune function, and a lack of essential micronutrients.
What is Chronic Dieting / Restrictive Dieting
This complex carbohydrate cannot be broken down or digested by the body, but is essential for pushing waste through your digestive system and keeping you regular.
What is Fiber