Digestive System
What do you eat with first?
Eyes
What is the purpose of vitamin C.
Immune system, antioxidant, tissue growth and repair, Vision, Iron Absorption.
What is an enzyme?
A special protein that helps a chemical reaction take place.
What is one thing that you need to mention when calculating your DRI.
answers vary
What does protein do?
Helps build, repair, and maintaine body tissues.
What is valve that open and closes to stop acid, vomit, and gases from coming back up.
Spinchter Valve
What is a benefit of a healthy habit?
appearance, fitness, weight, protection from illness, healing and emotional health, future health.
Poor nourishment resulting from a lack of nutrients.
Who created the DRI and RDA?
Nutritionist
What do carbohydrates do for the body?
provides the body's main source of energy.
A long narrow and muscular tube that relaxes and contracts, moving swallowed food into the stomach.
Esophagus
What is an influence on your health? Give a example
heredity, lifestyle, food choices
What is anemia?
What is BMI?
Body Mass Index
What does a fat do for the body?
Provides a source of stored energy, as well as insulation for the body.
What is peristalsis?
rhythmic movement of muscles.
What is the difference between water and fat soluble vitamins and minerals?
fat soluble has to attach to a protein to enter the blood stream, while water soluble can immediately enter the bloodstream.
What is digestion?
The mechanical and chemical process of breaking down food and changing nutrients into forms your body can use.
The amount of nutrients needed by 98% of the people in a given age group and gender group.
Recommended Dietary Allowance
What does water do for the body?
helps with chemical reactions in the body and help transport materials to and from cells.
Food turns into a thick liquid and is then called..
Chyme
What is malnutrition
Not eating enough vitamins and minerals.
What is pytalin
Enzyme in Saliva
What is the recommended daily amount of nutrients for people of a certain age and gender group.
What does vitamins and minerals do?
Help the body function and work properly