The Importance of Nutrition
The process by which the body takes in and uses food.
What is Nutrition?
Starches and sugars found in food that provide your body’s main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
A set of recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans.
What are dietary guidelines for Americans?
Substances added to food to produce a desired effect.
What are Food Additives?
A negative reaction to food that does not involve the immune system.
What is food intolerance?
Substances in food that your body needs to grow, repair itself, and supply you with energy.
What are nutrients?
A tough, complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest.
What is fiber?
An interactive guide to healthful eating and active living.
What is MyPlate?
Food poisoning.
What is food borne illness?
Protein is normally found in this type of food.
What is meat?
A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses.
What are calories?
Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues.
What is protein?
A high ratio of nutrients to calories.
Treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens.
What is Pasteurization?
Carbohydrates are commonly found in this type of food.
What are fruits or vegetables?
The natural physical drive to eat.
What is hunger?
A waxy, fat-like substance.
What is cholestorol?
Elements found in food that are used by the body.
What are minerals?
The spreading of pathogens from one food to another.
What is cross-contamination?
Stored fat is also known as...
What is adipose tissue?
The physiological desire for food.
What is appetite?
Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes.
What are vitamins?
A condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily.
What is osteoporosis?
A condition in which the body’s immune system reacts to substances and some foods.
What is food allergy?
Choosing foods based on your appetite.
What is psychological eating?