Types of nutrients
This nutrient makes up most of your body weight.
What is water?
This term means the storage of glucose.
What is glycogen?
A severe nutrient shortage that can have far reaching consequences.
What is a nutrient deficiency?
The two basic purposes you body uses energy.
What are:
Automatic Processes
Physical Activity
The body’s main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
This nutrient is a non living substances that help the body work properly and, in some cases, become part of body tissues, such as bone.
What are minerals?
The process of breaking down food into usable nutrients.
What is digestion?
the only form of carbohydrate that does not provide energy. This is made up of non digestible plant materials.
What is dietary fiber?
The 3 types of digestive juices that chyme is acted on.
What are:
Bile
Pancreatic Juice
Intestinal Juice
People with this are often tired, weak, short of breath or pale.
What is anemia?
This nutrient helps build, repair, and maintain body tissues.
What are proteins?
This is essential for making hemoglobin.
What is iron?
The muscular action that forces food into the stomach.
What is peristalsis?
Depending on their source, carbohydrates fall into one of two categories. What are the two categories?
What are complex and simple carbohydrates?
The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius.
What is a calorie?
This nutrient is needed in moderate amounts to perform important functions in your body, including transporting nutrients.
What are fats?
The presence of disease fighting nutrients in plant foods.
What are phytochemicals?
This is a fat-like substance present in all body cells and is needed for many essential body processes. It contributes to the digestion of fat and skin’s production of vitamin D.
What is cholesterol?
The 6 major types of nutrients that your body uses.
What are:
1. Carbohydrates
2. Fats
3. Proteins
4. Vitamins
5. minerals
6. water
This gives fruits and veggies their bright yellow color and dark green color.
What is beta carotene?
These nutrients are chemicals that help regulate many vital body processes and aid other nutrients in doing their jobs.
What are vitamins?
Substances that protect body cells and the immune system from harmful chemicals.
What are antioxidants?
Chemical substances that make up body proteins.
What are amino acids?
The two kinds of fiber.
What are soluble and insoluble fiber?
The only form of carbohydrate that does not provide energy. Made up of non digestible plant materials.
What is dietary fiber?