nutrition vocabulary Word Scramble
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nutrition | includes all body process relatingt to food. these include digestion, absorption, metabolism, circulation and elimination |
nutritional status | to the state or condition of ones nutrition |
wellness | a state of good health with optimal body function |
hypertension | high blood pressure may be caused bu on excess amount of fat or salt |
atherosclerosis | condition in which arteries are narrowed by the accumulation of fatty substances on their inner surfaces |
osteoporosis | condition in which bones becomje porous and break easily |
malnutrition | the state of poor nutrition |
essential nutrition | are composed of chemical elements found in food |
carbohydrate | are the major source of readily usable human energy |
cellulose | is the fibrous indegestible form of plant carbohydrate |
lipids | organic compunds oil and fats |
fats | also known as lipids |
cholesterol | is a sterol lipid found in body cells and animal products |
proteins | are the basic components of all body cells |
vitamins | organic compunds that are essential tob life. |
antioxidants | help protect the body from harmful chemicals called free radicals |
minerals | are inorganic elements found in all body tissue |
digestion | is the process by which the body brwaks down food into smaller parts changes the food chemically and moves food through the digestive system |
peristalsis | a rhythmic, wavelike motion of the muscles |
metabolism | is the process in which nutrients are used by the cells for building tissue, providing energy and regulating various body functions |
absorption | is the process in which blood or lymph capillaries pick up the digested nutrients |
BMR | the rate at which the body uses enregy just for maintaining its own tissue |
kilocalories | calorie |
therapeutic diets | modifications of the normal diet and are used to improve specific health condition |
anorexia | loss of apetite |
regular diet | balanced diet usually used for the ambulatory patient |
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