Vocab
Chemical substances in food that help to maintain the body
Nutrients
Fat typically found solid at room temperature
Saturated Fat
A lack of Calcium causes this
Osteoporosis
This vitamin is sometimes referred to as the "sunshine vitamin"
Vitamin D
*Daily Double
A purified nutrient that is manufactured or extracted from natural sources
The term used for measuring the amount of energy in a food
Calorie
Fat typically found liquid at room temperature
Unsaturated fat
A condition caused by a lack of Vitamin A
Night Blindness
*Daily Double
This vitamin prevents Pellagra
Iodine prevents this
Goiter
Imbalance in one's nutrient intake
Malnutrition
Man-made type of fat
Trans fat
A disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C
This vitamin is sometimes referred to as the "Beauty vitamin"
Hair-like projections of the small intestine
Villi
Process of breaking down food into substances the body can use
Digestion
A fat-like substance found in every cell. It can be good or bad
Cholesterol
This disease causes soft and misshapen bones
Rickets
This vitamin helps our blood to clot
Vitamin K
Wave-like contractions in the esophagus and throughout the digestive tract
Peristalsis
Process of adding hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated fatty acid
Hydrogenation
List any 3 functions of fat in the diet/ body
- Energy
- Carry vitamins
- Flavor
- Insulation
- Produce hormones
- Cushion
- Line neurons in the brain
Lack of Thiamin causes this disease
Beri Beri
The other name for this vitamin is "Ascorbic Acid"
Vitamin C
Give me 2 processes done to food after we eat it
- Digestion
- Absorbtion
- Metabolism