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Health Test 5-6
Stack #124839
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A desire, rather than a need to eat | appetite |
| Substances in food that your body needs to function properly, to grow, to repai itself, and to supply you with energy. | nutrients |
| A natural drive that helps protect you from starvation | hunger |
| the process by which the body takes in and uses food | nutrition |
| nutrients that help build and maintain body tissues | proteins |
| a starchlike substance stored in the liver and muscles | glycogen |
| the starches and sugars found in foods | carbohydrates |
| a simple sugar and the bodys chief fuel | glucose |
| substances that make up body proteins | amino acids |
| inorganic substances that the body cannot manufacture but that act as catalysts, regulating many vital body processes | minerals |
| The amounts of nutrients that will prevent deficiencies and excesses in most healthy people | RDA |
| The addition to food of nutrients that are not naturally present | fortification |
| Substances added to food intentionally to produce a desired effect | food additives |
| A food in which nutrients that were lost in processing have been added back | enriched food |
| a strategy for recognizing the relative cost of a product based on the cost of a standard unit, such as an ounce or gram | unit pricing` |
| high in nutrients relative to calories provided | nutrient dense |
| excess body fat, or adipose tissue | obesity |
| The raio of weight to height | BMI |
| Not consuming enough essential nutrients or calories for normal body functions | undernutrition |
| A disorder in which cycles of overeating are followed by some form of purging and clearing of the digestive tract | bulimia |
| the cycling of losing, regaining, losing, and regaining | weight cycling |
| A disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight loss from self-inducted starvation | anorexia |
| restoring lost body fluids | rehydration |
| very large amounts of nutrient supplements | megadose |
| pills, powders, liquids and other synthetic forms of nutrients | nutrient supplements |
| vegetarians who eat only goods of plant origin | vegans |
| storing extra glycogen in the muscle for athletic activity | carbohydrate loading |
| the loss of excess body fluids | dehydration |
| minerals that become electrically charged when in solutions | electrolytes |
| conditions in which the bodys immune system overreacts to food substances | food allergy |
| food poisoning | foodborne illness |
| a substance that spoils or infects | contaminant |
| treated by a process of heating to destroy or slow the growth of pathogens | pasteurized |
| a disease that comes from badly canned foods | botulism |
| liable to spoil | perishable |
| the spreading of bacteria from one food to another | cross-contamination |
| a neragive reaction to a food or an ingredient in food that is not related to the bodys immune system or to food poisoning | food intolerance |
| 2 good sources or vitamin c are? | tomato, orange, strawberry |
| 2 foods that are a good source of carbohydrates? | bread, pasta, cereal |
| T or F- fiber cannot be digested | true |
| Which is more important to control, body weight or body fat? | Body fat, think of strong ppl |
| T or F- Fat-soliable vitamins need to be replenished regularily | false |
| Where do u get essential amino acids? | from food you eat |
| Carbohydrates are converted to what before being used? | glucose |
| which nutrient makes up the greatest % of ur body? | water |
| 4 fat soluable vitamins are: | A, D, E, and K |
| T or F- nutrition fact panel includes unit pricing | false |
| Calories per gram in carb, fat, and proteins | proteins/ carb: 4; fats: 9 |
| T or F: carbohydrates are made of amino acids | false |
| T or F: vitamin B12 can only be found in animal products | true |
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