Vocabulary
A substance that helps prevent healthy cells from becoming cancerous.
What is an antioxidant?
A condition in which a person suffers symptoms such as vomiting and abdominal pain after eating certain grains.
What is celiac disease?
When a person has this condition, the diameter of their arteries become narrow because of the buildup of plaque.
What is atherosclerosis?
Eating these two types of food helps to reduce the risk of developing some forms of cancers because they are high in antioxidants.
What are fruits and vegetables?
This robs the body of necessary vitamins and increases the likelihood of developing several forms of cancer.
What is alcohol?
What is cardiovascular disease? (CVD)
A disease that causes bones to fracture easily.
What is osteoporosis?
This causes lactose intolerance.
What is a lactase deficiency?
When the body does not produce enough of this blood sugar is high.
What is insulin?
This is the bad type of cholesterol that causes plaque to buildup on artery walls.
What is LDL (low-density lipoprotein)?
Examples of this include: broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower.
What are cruciferous vegetables?
The leading cause of premature death and disability.
What is cardiovascular disease?
Getting a headache after consuming foods with sulfites is and example of this.
What is a food intolerance?
The mineral essential to bone growth.
What is Vitamin D?
A diet high in this may cause the body to retain water and increase blood pressure.
What is sodium?
Bodyweight that is 20% or more over the desirable body weight.
What is obesity?
Without treatment, a person with this condition will have high blood sugar.
What is diabetes?
This is the blockage of an artery by a clump of material traveling in the bloodstream.
What is an embolism?
Vitamins C, E, A and the mineral selenium are all examples of these.
What are antioxidants?
These are not produced by the human body, but help keep our brains and hearts healthy, they are commonly found in fish.
What are Omega-3 fatty acids?
A reaction to a food triggered by the immune system that can cause serious illness or death.
What is a food allergy?
People with this condition have blood sugar levels that are too low, causing them to feel dizzy, weak, irritable, and confused.
What is hypoglycemia?
These two types of cancer are associated with eating foods that are smoked, salted, or nitrate-cured.
What are esophagus and stomach cancer?
Examples of these include; soy, olive, canola, flax, and fish.
What are healthy oils made up of unsaturated fats?
It is recommended that people with these two conditions eat six small meals a day that are high in protein and complex carbohydrates.
What are diabetes and hypoglycemia?