Health 4.1
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| Nutrition | The process by which your body takes in and uses food | ||||
| Nutrients | Substances in food that make your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy | ||||
| Calorie | A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it recieves in food | ||||
| Hunger | Natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body's need for food | ||||
| Appetite | The psychological desire for food | ||||
| Carbohydrates | Starches and sugars found in food that provide your body's main source of energy | ||||
| Fiber | A tough complex of carbohydrates that the body cannot digest | ||||
| Proteins | Nutrients your body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues | ||||
| Cholesterol | A waxy, fatlike substance | ||||
| Vitamins | Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes | ||||
| Minerals | Elements found in food that are used by the body | ||||
| Osteoporosis | A condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily | ||||
| Dietary Guidlines for America | A set of recomandations about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans | ||||
| MyPyrimad | An interactive guide to healthfuleating and active living | ||||
| Nutrient-dense | A high ratio of nutrients to calories | ||||
| Food additives | Substances added to food to produce a desired effect | ||||
| Foodborne Illness | Food poisoning | ||||
| pasteurization | Treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the spread the growth of pathogens | ||||
| cross-contamination | Spreading of pathogens from one food to another | ||||
| Food allergy | A condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances to food | ||||
| Food intolerance | Negative reaction to food that doesn't involve the immune system |
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Created by:
ALOD711
on 2011-10-10