Importance of Nutrition
The process by which your body takes in and uses food.
What is nutrition?
Starches and sugars found in food which provide your bodies main source of energy
A high ratio of nutrients to calories
What is nutrient-dense?
Substances added to food to produce desire effect
What are food additives?
Experience gas, bloating, abdominal pain
What are lactose intolerant symptoms?
Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair yourself, and to supply you with energy.
What is nutrients?
A tough ,complex, carbohydrates that the body cannot digest
What is fiber?
Name 3 sensible snacks
Fresh fruit vegetables unsalted nuts air pop popcorn breadsticks
Name 2 food additives
Aspartame (sugar) olestra (fat substitute)
Name 3 health problems good nutrition can help you avoid
Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke
A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food
What is calories?
Nutrients that the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues
What are proteins?
The US department of agriculture
What is USDA?
Food poisoning
What is food born illness?
Contains 1/3 fewer calories or half the fat
The natural physical drive to eat prompted by the bodies need for food
What is hunger?
A waxy, fat like substance
What is cholesterol?
In interactive guide to healthful eating and active living
What is myPlate?
Treating a substance with heat to kill a growth pathogens
What is pasteurization?
Glucose, complex carbohydrates, and fiber
What nutrients can your body use as sources of energy?
The physiological desire for food
What is appetite?
Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes
What are vitamins?
A set of recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans
What is DGA?
E. Coli , salmonela
What is a pathogen?
Bone marrow, part of liver and kidney
What organs can you donate while your living?