Calories
This is the general term for substances that the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues, and obtain energy.
What are nutrients?
This mineral, found in milk and green leafy vegetables, help build strong bones and teeth.
What is calcium?
While hunger is the body's way of telling you it needs nutrients, THIS is the desire for food that is based on emotions and other factors.
What is appetite?
What is veganism?
The body's ability to break down food and convert it to energy is known as this.
What is metabolism?
These are the two types of vitamins, categorized by how they are stored in the body (or... not stored?).
What are water-soluble and fat-soluble?
These carbohydrates take longer to break down and provide the body with longer lasting energy.
What are complex carbohydrates?
This condition is when the body cannot produce its own insulin, and makes those who have it have to closely monitor their sugar intake.
What is diabetes?
These three numbers are the caloric values per gram of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins.
What are 9, 4, and 4?
This vitamin, discovered in the 1700s after sailors started consuming it to prevent scurvy, is found primarily in citrus fruits.
What is vitamin C?
This type of fats (the unhealthy kind) are usually solid at room temperature.
What are saturated fats?
This is when the body cannot digest a certain type of food.
What is a food intolerance?
It is generally recommended that those who are trying to lose weight only lose this many pounds per week.
What is 1 to 2?
Loss of water through heavy perspiration can result in this.
What is dehydration?
One of these nutrients is sometimes associated with high blood pressure.
A) Sodium
B) Calcium
C) Iron
D) Carbohydrates
What is sodium?
Athletes may partake in this practice, which involves upping your carbohydrate intake and lowering your activity level prior to competition.
What is "carb loading"?
This is a simple ratio of your height to your weight, and is used to determine healthy weight goals.
What is BMI?
These special types of vitamins help protect healthy cells from the body's normal aging process.
What are antioxidants?
These are small units that are bound together chemically to form proteins.
What are amino acids?
What is a fad diet?