Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins
Is the science or study of food and the ways in which the body uses food.
What is Nutrition?
A class of nutrients that contain carbon and are needed in small amounts to maintain health and allow growth.
What is a Vitamin?
A visual and conceptual tool for planning your diet.
What is the Food Guide Pyramid?
Eating _____ occasionally is OK, but you should always aim for balance and moderation.
What is Junk Food?
About 60% of your body is______.
What is Water?
A substances in food that provide energy or help from body tissues and are necessary for life and growth.
What is Nutrient?
A class of nutrients that are chemical elements that are needed for certain body processes, such as an enzyme activity and bone formation.
What is a Mineral?
The recommended nutrient intakes that will meet the needs of most healthy people.
What is Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs)?
One in which few or no animal products are eaten.
What is a Vegetarian?
Is the sum of the chemical processes that take place in your body to keep you alive and active.
What is Metabolism?
Are a class of energy giving nutrients that includes sugars, starches, and fibers.
What is Carbohydrates?
The state of not having enough of a nutrient to maintain good health.
What is Nutrient Deficiency?
Are a set of diet and lifestyle recommendations to improve health in the United States.
What is the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
Are vegetarians that eat no animal products in any form.
What is Vegan?
Vitamins that dissolve that can be stored in fat tissue and remain in the body for a long time
What is Fat-Soluble Vitamins?
Are made of amino acids, which build and repair structures and regulate processes in the body.
What are Proteins?
Vitamins that are not stored in the body very well.
What are Water-Soluble Vitamins?
Are recommended daily amounts of nutrients.
What are Daily Values?
An _______ diet is high in fat to provide energy for rapid growth and brain development.
What is an Infant?
Are nine amino acids that the body cannot produce on its own.
What is Essential Amino Acids?
Are the main form of energy storage in the body.
What are Fats?
This is needed for development and maintenance of bones and teeth, transmission of nerve impulses, muscle contraction, blood clotting.
What is Calcium?
The current nutrition guide published by the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, a food circle depicting a place setting with a plate and glass divided into five food groups.
What is MyPlate?
_______ must drink lots of fluids and avoid dehydration. They also need a diet high in carbohydrates for extra energy.
What is an Athlete?
A worldwide problem that causes anemia.
What is Iron-Deficiency?