Basic Nutrition
The indigestible part of plant-based foods.
What is Fiber?
The vital process of consuming and utilizing food for body nourishment, growth, repair, and energy.
What is Nutrition?
Mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell.
What is Bacteria?
a typically harmless substance that triggers an overreaction from the immune system in sensitive individualsAllergen
What is a Allergen?
A severe imbalance in nutrient intake.
What is malnutrition?
A lack of essential Nutrients can lead to this condition
What is a deficiency?
It includes Physical, Mental, and Social well-being.
What is Wellness?
Microscopic germs that have to infect a host
What is a Virus?
an immune system overreaction to a harmless substance (allergen) like pollen.
What is a Allergy?
A complex disease involving excessive body fat.
What is obesity?
An imbalance from getting too few or too many nutrients.
What is malnutrition?
Eating a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins.
What is a healthful Diet?
This process involves heating food to kill harmful bacteria.
What is Pasteurization?
An immune system reaction to a food.
What are Food Allergies?
crucial hormone from the pancreas that regulates blood sugar
What is Insulin?
essential chemical compounds from food that the body needs for energy, growth, structure, and regulating chemical processes.
What is Nutrients?
A simple plate visual to show how to build healthy meals with half your plate fruits & veggies, a quarter whole grains, and a quarter protein, with a side of dairy.
What is MyPlate?
Occurs from eating food contaminated with germs or their toxins.
What are food intoxications?
fear or strong dislike of anything new or unfamiliar.
What is Neophobia?
Consuming more calories than the body needs, leading to physical discomfort.
What is Overeating?
Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough food or not eating enough food containing substances necessary for growth and health.
What is Under nutrition?
the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) interactive dietary guideline from 2005 to 2011
What is MyPyramid?
A sickness from eating or drinking contaminated food or beverages.
What is food-borne illness?
A severe, rapid, and potentially fatal whole-body allergic reaction.
What Is Anaphylactic shock?
A condition where the body does not produce enough insulin.
What is diabetes?