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lesson 1

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Why do you need food   food provides body w/ materials to grow and repair tissues, and provides energy for daily activites  
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Calorie   amount of energy needed to raise temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree celcius  
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1 Calorie   1000 calories  
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1 Carbohydrate   4 calories  
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1 Fat   9 calories  
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What nutrients do you need   carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water  
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Nutrient   substances in food that provide the raw materials and energy that body needs to carryout essential processes  
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Carbohydrates   major source of energy made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen. -provides raw materials to make cell parts  
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Simple Carbohydrates   called sugars, contain glucose, different sugars convert foods into glucose  
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Glucose   major source of energy for body cells  
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Complex Carbohydrates   Starch and Fiber, body breaks down starches to sugars so their energy can be released, fiber doesn't break down  
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Fats   energy containing nutrients composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen -forms in cell membrane,-protects organs&insloataes body  
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Unsaturated Fats   liquid at room tempature, the healthiest out of the three, cooking oils  
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Saturated Fats   solid at room temperature, meats  
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Trans Fats   made by adding hydrogen to vege oil  
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Cholesterol   waxy, fatlike substance found in products from animals  
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Protiens   nutrients that contain nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, needed for growth and tissue repair  
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Amino Acids   small inked units, in protien  
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Complete Proteins   have essential amnio acids such as meats, fish, eggs  
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Incomplete Proteins   don't have all essential amino acids such as plants  
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Vitamins   act as helper molecules in your body's chemical reactions  
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Fat-Soluble Vitamins   dissolve in fat, stored in fatty tissues in body: a,d,e,k  
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Water-Soluble Vitamins   dissolve in water, not stored in body: c,b12,b2,b  
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Minerals   nutrients that are not made by living things needed to carry out chemical processes.  
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Water   most important nutrient b/c all body's vital processes take place in it, regulates body temperature, and removes wastes  
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