Vitamins
What is Vitamin C?
This mineral is found in table salt
What is sodium?
The carbs you eat provide most of the ______ your body needs
Fats, or lipids, are also called this
What are triglycerides?
These are the two basic kinds of fats
What are saturated and unsaturated fats?
This fat soluble vitamin helps nerves in the eyes to allow you to see
What is Vitamin A?
This mineral helps your bones grow strong and is found in dairy products
What is Calcium?
Many carbs taste like this
What is sweet?
Proteins are made up of these molocules
What are amino acids?
This unit is how scientists measure the amount of energy you get by consuming different foods
What is a calorie?
Those living in colder climates may need to consume more of this vitamin than those living in warmer climates
What is Vitamin D?
While vitamins are produced by living things, minerals are found in these
What are non-living things?
Sucrose is broken down in the body into this molicule
What is glucose?
The nine amino acids your body needs to make proteins are called this
What are essential amino acids?
This is the name of a sugar that is often found in fruits
What is fructose?
While your body produces some of this vitamin, it does not enough of it, and a deficiency leads to easy bruising
What is Vitamin K?
This mineral is found in seawater and is often added to table salt
What is Iodine?
For longer lasting energy, you should eat this kind of carbohydrate
What is a complex carbohydrate?
These are the two essential fatty acids
What are Omega 3 and Omega 6?
Vitamins fit into these two categories based on their ability to dissolve into different things.
What are water soluble and fat soluble?
There are 8 different types of this water soluble vitamin
What is Vitamin B?
This mineral causes fatigue and weakness when you do not get enough of it
What is Iron?
This is the measure for how quickly food enters the blood stream
What is the glycemic index?
Unsaturated fats are chemically converted to saturated fats by this process
This British naval doctor discovered that vitamin C deficiency was the cause of scurvy in sailors
Who was (James) Lind?