Nutrients
Eating Disorders
Vocabulary
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Food Groups
100

Substances in food that provide energy or help form body tissues and are necessary for life and growth 

Nutrients

100

An eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of weight.

Anorexia Nervosa

100

The simplest form of carbohydrates. They provide energy

Sugar

100

How many calories should you consume in a day

Around 2500

100

How many food groups are there ? 

5-6

200

Nutrient that provides the body with a lot of energy

Carbohydrates

200

Episodes of eating significantly more food in a short period of time than most people would eat under similar circumstances

Binge eating

200

Unit of energy 

Calorie 

200

How do you convert grams of sugar to teaspoons ? 

Grams / 4

200

Name all the food groups 

Dairy, carbs, protein, fruits, vegetables, fats/oils/sweets

300

This nutrient can be found in chicken, fish, steak, porkchops and helps build muscle and repair the body.

Protein

300

A cycle of binging and purging calories through actions like vomiting, laxatives or compulsive exercise. It’s related to self-image

Bulimia nervosa

300

Converts foods and drinks into energy and breaks down food

Metabolism 

300

The six components of health are 

environmental, physical, social, emotional, mental, spiritual

300

What food group would pasta be found in ? 

Carbohydrates

400

These two nutrients are found in many fruits and they keep us healthy and well.

Vitamins and minerals

400
Two symptoms or signs of bulimia nervosa

vomiting, eating secretly, obsession about appearance, stomach pain, sore throat, swollen glands, depression  

400

Type of carb that the body cannot digest

Fiber

400

A type of fat found in your blood is 

Cholesterol

400

A. What food group is fish found in ? 

B. What food group is yogurt found in ? 

C. What food group is ice cream found in ? 

A. Protein

B. Dairy 

C. Dairy 

500

Name the six nurtients

Vitamins, minerals, water, protein, fats, and carbs

500

Three symptoms or signs or anorexia

Feeling cold much of the time, hair loss, feeling overweight even though thin, avoiding fat, sugar, and meat, unusual eating habits, loss of muscles 

500

A form of carbohydrate your body uses for short-term energy storage is

Glycogen 

500

How do you calculate the amount of protein you should eat within a day 

0.36 multiplied by your body weight 

500

How many dairy servings should you have on a daily basis ? 

2-3