Vitamins
Water-soluble vitamin that is important for the synthesis of collagen, acts as an antioxidant. While there is no significant evidence to say that this vitamin will prevent the common cold, it has been effective in individuals under stress to reduce the length of symptoms. Sources: Bell peppers, orange juice, strawberries, citrus, broccoli
Vitamin C
Food that has been subjected to a low temperature and is kept at that temperature until used.
Frozen food
The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life
Metabolism
The number of contractions of the heart per minute
Heart rate
A weight measured without the person being weighed seeing the number on the scale.
Blind weight
Fat soluble vitamin that our bodies can make when exposed to the sun. Food sources include milk and other dairy products.
Vitamin D
Method of preserving food in which the food contents are processed and sealed in an airtight container
Canning
The weight range in which your body is programmed to function optimally
Set point range
The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels
Blood pressure
A structured schedule of eating designed to help regulate adequate food intake.
Meal Plan
Water-soluble vitamin that is important for methylation of DNA. Deficiency causes megaloblastic anemia and neurological symptoms (numbness, tingling, memory problems, mood changes). Sources: Only animal products- beef, milk, clams, mussels, salmon.
Vitamin B12
Foods that are able to survive long periods on store or home shelves without spoiling
Shelf-stable foods
The hormone that causes feeling hungry. Blood levels of this hormone are highest before meals when hungry, returning to lower levels after mealtimes.
Ghrelin
A condition that occurs when the body doesn't make new bone as quickly as it reabsorbs old bone.
Osteopenia/Osteoporosis
An eating style that promotes a healthy attitude toward food and body image and the idea is that you should eat when you're hungry and stop when you're full. This style of eating was developed to help people heal from chronic dieting.
Intuitive eating
A fat-soluble vitamin important for vision. Sources include sweet potato, pumpkin, carrots, and eggs.
Vitamin A
A substance or chemical that is added to food and beverages to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes.
Preservative
Hormone that regulates feeling full. This hormone is produced in adipose tissue and is produced in smaller amounts when someone'e body is below their set point range.
Leptin
A condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues
Anemia
A system of beliefs that worships thinness and equates it to health and moral virtue.
Diet culture
Fat soluble vitamin; most common antioxidant in the body; sources: vegetable oils
Vitamin E
Specific and often complex mixtures of singular naturally occurring flavor compounds combined together to either imitate or enhance a natural flavor.
Artificial flavors
Small region of the brain located at the base of the brain, near the pituitary gland. Plays a crucial role in many important functions, including: releasing hormones, regulating body temperature, and regulating set point weight
Hypothalamus
A category of common disorders that are characterized by persistent and recurring GI symptoms without any anatomical abnormalities. Examples include recurring gas, bloating, heartburn, and IBS.
Functional gut disorders
Fat soluble vitamin important for blood clotting/coagulation. Sources: dark leafy greens.
Vitamin K