Key terms
Absorption
the process in which blood or lymph capillaries pick up digested nutrients
Digestion
breakdown of food
Lipids
fats and oils, organic compounds
Overweight
a boyd weight that is 10 to 20 percent greater than average
Nutrition
all body processes relating to food
Diabetic diet
used for patients with diabetes mellitus
Essential nutrients
composed of chemical elements found in food
Malnutrition
the state of poor nutrition
Fiber diets
high fiber or low fiber
Sodium restricted diet
low sodium or low salt diets
Underweight
a body weight that is 10 to 15 percent less than the average
Wellness
a state of good health with optimal body functions
Carbohydrates
major source of readily usable human energy
Fats
organic compounds
Obesity
a form of malnutrition caused by excess found consumption
Peristalsis
a rhythmic wavelike motion of the muscles
Vitamins organic
compounds that are essential to life
Bland diet
easily digested foods that do not irritate the digestive tract
Cholesterol
a sterol lipid found in body cells and animal products
Nutritional status
state/condition of one’s nutrition
Soft diet
similar to a regular diet, but foods must require little chewing and be easy to digest therapeutic diets: modifications of the normal diet and are used to improve specific health conditions
Absorption
the process in which blood or lymph capillaries pick up digested nutrients
Diabetes mellitus
metabolic disease caused by an insufficient secretion or use of insulin leading to an increased level of glucose in the blood
Basal metabolic rate
the rate at which the body uses energy just for entertaining its own tissue, without doing any voluntary work
Antioxidants
organic molecules that help protect the body from harmful chemicals called “free radicals”