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Vocabulary
6 Essential Nutrients
MISC
Digestive System
Eating Disorders
100
These are substances that the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues and obtain energy.
What is nutrients?
100
This nutrient gives the body quick, short-lived energy to the body and is made up of one or two small sugar molecules.
What is simple carbohydrates (simple sugars)?
100
These are the building blocks of protein.
What are amino acids?
100
This organ has many functions. A couple of these functions are to cleanse the body and produce bile.
What is the liver.
100
This is an eating disorder that is characterized by someone binge eating followed by purging.
What is bulimia?
200
This is the process by which the body takes in and uses nutrients.
What is nutrition?
200
This nutrient is an organic compound made to help the body with many different processes.
What are vitamins?
200
These are not good in large quantities as they increase cholesterol and are often associated with a diet high in saturated fats.
What are LDL's (Low-Density Lipoproteins)?
200
This organ produces insulin which helps the body break down sugar.
What is the pancreas?
200
This is the eating disorder that is characterized by a person refusing to eat enough food in order to maintain normal body weight.
What is anorexia nervosa?
300
This is the chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy.
What is metabolism?
300
This essential nutrient helps the body repair and grow body tissues.
What is protein?
300
This type of fat is liquid at room temperature and can increase the levels of HDL's in a person's body.
What are unsaturated fats?
300
This is a tube that connects the stomach to the small intestine.
What is the duodenum?
300
In this eating disorder, a sign would be a person going to the bathroom frequently after eating.
What is bulimia?
400
The amount of energy released when nutrients are burned is measured in these units.
What are calories?
400
This essential nutrient is necessary for healthy skin, hair and other hormonal actions and is used as stored energy.
What is fat?
400
This is the average amount of calories someone should consume per day to sustain good health.
What is 2,000 calories?
400
This is the tube the food enters after it is swallowed.
What is the esophagus?
400
A health risk of this eating disorder is erosion of the teeth and damage to the esophagus.
What is bullimia?
500
This essential nutrient helps to regulate body temperature, transport nutrients to their cells and eliminate waste from the body.
What is water?
500
This essential nutrient is made up of a long chain of sugar molecules (3 or more) linked together and gives the body long lasting energy.
What is complex carbohydrates?
500
The majority of your diet should be made up of this nutrient.
What are carbohydrates?
500
This is the organ that stores bile.
What is the gall bladder?
500
This eating disorder is more likely to occur when people are perfectionists and is characterized by extreme weight loss and dry skin.
What is anorexia?