Number 1
A strand of amino acids; a substance made and used in every cell in your body
Protein
A process whereby unsaturated fats are chemically converted into saturated fats
Hydrogenation
Your body turns most carbohydrates into this one simple carbohydrate
Glucose
The nine amino acids that your body cannot make, but are essential for your body (three words)
Essential amino acids
Small carbo hydrate molecules (sugars) that digest and provide "quick energy" for your body (Two words)
Simple carbohydrates
Units we use to measure energy
Calories
Substances found in food and drink that your body needs to be healthy
Nutrients
Carbo, hydrogen and oxygen atoms linked together in specific forms that can be broken down to give your body the energy it needs
Carbohydrates
The liver changes glucose into this complex carbohydrate. It becomes stored energy for later use.
Glycogen
The type of essential fatty acid of which your body needs greatest amount. It is found in most cooking oils
Omega 6
Unhealthy fats that have been industrially altered through hydrogenation.
Trans fats
Large carbohydrate molecules that take a long time to digest. They release energy slowly (Two words)
Complex carbohydrates
The measure for how quickly food releases energy into your bloodstream (Two words)
Glycemic Index
The fatty acids your body can't make (Three words)
Essential Fatty Acids
The very sweet sugar found in most fruits
Frutose
A protein (like in vegetables) that contains only some of the essential amino acids (two words)
Incomplete protein
A protein (found in meat and eggs) that contains all nine essential amino acids (Two words)
Complete Protein
These are formed when two or more different types of atoms are linked together
Molecules
Fats that are usually liquidly at room temperature, such as those that come from olives or nuts, (two words)
Unsaturated Fats
Another name for fats, based in three fatty acid chains linked to a glycerol to make a fat
Triglycerides
One of the two types of essential fatty acids your body needs. (Two words). It can be found in tuna and dark leafy green vegetables
Omega 3
Fats that are usually solid at room temperature, such as butter. (Two words)
Saturated fats
What we call the glucose in your bloodstream. (two words)
Blood sugar
The smallest unit of an element that retain properties of the element
Atom
Lesson 4: What is the name of the pipe that food goes down after you swallow it?
Esophagus