Vocab 1
The state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal.
What is Wellness?
A nutrition guide/visual guide to eating right and exercising.
What is MyPyramid ?
Eating a variety of whole, nutrient-dense foods in the right amounts to nourish your body, provide energy, and prevent illness.
What is a Healthful Diet?
Food or drinks (like milk, juice, or cheese) have been gently heated for a short time to kill harmful bacteria and germs, making them safe to consume.
QH
A condition caused by ingesting food containing preformed toxins.
What is Food-intoxication?
A chemical substance from food that your body needs for energy, growth, repair, and to maintain life.
What is Nutrients?
Food items that spoil, rot, or decay quickly if not kept refrigerated, frozen, or used immediately.
What is Perishable?
Insulin is the hormone made by your pancreas.
What is insulin
Tiny, single-celled living organisms found everywhere—in the air, soil, water, and inside or on the human body.
What is Bacteria?
An immune system reaction where the body mistakenly treats a specific food (often proteins in milk, eggs, nuts, or seafood) as harmful.
What is Food allergies?
The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health, growth, and energy.
What is Nutrition
Poor nutrition from a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of nutrients.
What is Malnutrition?
A "full-body freak-out" by your immune system to something harmless.
What is Anaphylactic Shock?
The process of safely removing waste and excreta to prevent disease transmission and improve hygiene.
What is Sanitation?
A state of nutrient deficiency where the body lacks enough calories, protein, vitamins, or minerals to function properly.
What is Under Nutrition?
When the body does not get enough essential vitamins, minerals, or nutrients to function properly.
What is Deficiency?
A chronic condition where blood sugar (glucose) levels are too high because the body cannot effectively turn food into energy
What is Diabetes?
The act of consuming more food or calories than the body needs for energy, often resulting in feeling uncomfortably full, sluggish, or bloated
What is Overeating?
A living host cell, forcing it to make more viruses, which can make organisms sick.
What is Virus?
A chronic, treatable disease defined as having an excessive amount of body fat that poses risks to health, rather than just a cosmetic concern.
What is Obesity?
A type of carbohydrate from plants (fruits, veggies, whole grains) that the body can't digest.
What is Fiber ?
A simple visual plate guide that shows grains,fruits, vegetables, and proteins.
What is Myplate?
Commonly known as food poisoning, is a sickness caused by eating or drinking food contaminated with germs, viruses, parasites, or harmful toxins.
What is Food-borne illness?
Sickness from eating or drinking contaminated food or water.
What is Food-infections?
The process of killing parasitic organisms such as their eggs on surfaces or within an environment to prevent transmission.
What Disinfect Parasites?