Macronutrients
Nutrients
8.3
Vocabulary
More vocabulary
100

This type of fat is solid at room temperature.

Saturated fats

100

Chemical substances that give your body what it needs to grow and function.

Nutrients

100

This is required on all the boxed goods, it tells us the information and ingrediants in the specific food.

Nutrition facts label

100

it occurs when you consume too much foods and nutrients daily

Overnutrition 

100

Illnesses that are transmitted by food

FoodBourne illness

200

The three types of macronutrients.

What is carbohydrates, proteins, and fats?

200

Found in fruits, grains, vegetables, and dairy products.

Carbohydrates

200

recommended daily intake amounts for specific nutrients based on a 2,000-calorie eating plan.

Daily values

200

When your body deems a certain food poisonous.

Food allergy

200

Foodbourne illness that is implied when the food is handled improperly.

Foodbourne infection

300

This carbohydrate comes primarily from animals and helps your body maintain its muscles and tissues.

Protein

300

The group of nutrients that are required for cell growth, development, and cell function

Vitamins

300

Substances added to food to cause desired flavor, shelf life, or any other reasons.

Food additives.

300

Units of energy in food

Calories

300

Rate at which the body uses energy for basic physical processes

Metabolism

400

Your body uses this macro nutrient for most of your energy

Carbohyrates

400
nutrient that comes from animals and contains 9 animo acids.

Complete protein

400

its something produced without any food additives.

Organic

400

When the body cannot digest certain properties of food.

Food intolerances

400

The tool used to measure weather a person is overweight for their height.

Body weight index (BMI)

500

this macronutrient comes from both plants and animals.

What is fats?

500

This nutrient helps in the absorption and transportation of vitamins and nutrients. 


Fats

500

These vegetables include broccoli, spinach, lettuce, and kale.

Dark green vegetables

500

Living thing with genetic material made artificially 

Genetically modified organism (GMO)

500

Location of fat deposits on a personā€˜s body.

Body-fat distribution