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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nutrition | the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth |
| carbohydrates | any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose |
| proteins | any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms, esp. |
| amino acids | a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (-COOH) and an amino (-NH2) group |
| saturated fat | Saturated fat is fat that consists of triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acids |
| unsaturated fat | An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is at least one double bond within the fatty acid chain |
| fats | (of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh |
| vitamins | any of a group of organic compounds that are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body |
| minerals | a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence |
| fiber | a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed |
| cholesterol | a compound of the sterol type found in most body tissues, including the blood and the nerves |
| sodium | the chemical element of atomic number 11, a soft silver-white reactive metal of the alkali metal group |
| caffeine | a crystalline compound that is found esp |
| calories | either of two units of heat energy |
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