NUTRITION
This macronutrient is primarily found in grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Carbohydrates
These are ballpark reference levels to see how nutrients in food fit into your daily overall diet.
Daily values
This type of malnutrition occurs when one consumes excess calories in their diet.
Overnutrition
This is the basis of nutrition research Observe, hypothesize, experiment, and revise are its four tenants.
Scientific method
This organ is the largest in the abdomen. It stores glucose in the form of glycogen and detoxifies alcohol.
Liver
This type of nutrient is needed in smaller amounts compared to its bigger peer. It doesn't provide energy for the body.
Micronutrients (vitamins and minerals)
A number greater than this percentage is necessary for a food to be considered high in that substance.
20%
This is the amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of nearly all individuals
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
In experimental research, this group is often given a placebo rather than the treatment being studied.
Control group
The pancreas secrets this substance to neutralize the HCl secreted by the stomach.
Sodium bicarbonate
The average American diet is low in vitamin D, calcium, potassium, and this stringy, non-digestible carbohydrate.
Fiber
Food labels are required by law to include the percentage of this commonly measured unit that comes from fat.
Calories
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range guidelines state that this percentage of daily calories should come from fat.
20-35%
This type of promotion focuses on selling health products, concepts, and services of questionable validity.
Quackery
This green substance secreted by the gall bladder aids in the digestion of fat.
Bile
This condition is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Heart disease
This energy-boosting drink is exempt from carrying a nutrition fact panel. Some companies consider it the best part of waking up.
Three ounces of cooked chicken is roughly the size of a women's ______ .
This nutrition expert is qualified to provide medical nutrition therapy.
Registered Dietitian (RD)
Heartburn occurs when HCl flows from the stomach into the esophagus. If it occurs chronically, this conditions is called ____ .
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
This condition has been linked to vitamin D deficiency.
Rickets (soft bones)
Milks, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans
The USDA's MyPlate food guidance system also emphasizes _____ in addition to eating a proper diet.
Physical activity
This type of research is observational and looks at populations of people.
Epidemiological research
Once thought to be a result of stress, this condition occurs because of the H. pylori bacterium.
Peptic ulcer