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BULIMIA NERVOSA HAVE AN AWARENESS OF OVEREATING WHILE HAVING RECURRING PERIODS OF BINGE EATING
MINERALS INORGANIC MATERIALS THAT PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN NUTRITION
KILO-CALORIE (CALORIE) THE AMOUNT OF HEAT ENERGY REQUIRED TO RAISE THE TEMP OF ONE KILOGRAM OF WATER ONE DEGREE CELSIUS **A MEASUREMENT OF ENERGY PERTAINING TO FOOD INTAKE**
UNDER-NUTRITION AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH NUTRIENTS
MONOSACCHARIDES FOUND IN FRUITS AND HONEY; *GLUCOSE, GALACTOSE, FRUCTOSE
PROTEINS PROVIDES 4 CALORIES/GRAM; COMPOSED OF AMINO ACIDS; NO ORGANISM CAN LIVE WITHOUT; BUILDS, REPAIRS, AND MAINTAINS THE BODY; COMBATS INFECTION; PROVIDES CALORIES
NUTRIENTS SUBSTANCES NEEDED FROM FOOD TO SUPPORT LIFE FUNCTIONS; PROVIDES ENERGY THE BODY NEEDS
VITAMINS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS REQUIRED BY EVERY PART OF THE BODY MAINTAIN HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE;DISCOVERED FAIRLY RECENTLY; DO NOT BECOME PART OF THE BODY; NEEDED IN SMALL AMOUNTS
CARBOHYDRATES ENERGY SOURCE; MUST BE CONSTANTLY REPLENISHED IN THE BLOOD
GLUCOSE CARBOHYDRATE; THE ONLY ENERGY SOURCE USED BY BRAIN CELLS AND THE MOST COMMON ENERGY 'CURRENCY'
ANOREXIA NERVOSA AN INACCURATE PERCEPTION OF ONE'S OWN NUTRITIONAL STATE; PERSON IS HUNGRY BUT DENIES THE HUNGER FOR FEAR OF BECOMING FAT; SELF STARVATION; MAKES SELF VOMIT; MAY USE LAXATIVES; COMPULSIVE EXERCISE; FOOD RITUALS; ABSENCE OF MENSTRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL
WATER SECOND TO OXYGEN IN IMPORTANCE FOR THE BODY; SUGGESTED INTAKE IS 6-8 GLASSES /DAY; TEMP PLAYS INTO HOW MUCH IS NEEDED; CAN SURVIVE LONGER WITHOUT FOOD VS. WATER
LIPIDS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS THAT DON'T DISSOLVE IN WATER; INSULATES THE BODY ORGANS FROM CLIMATE AND PROTECTS THE ORGANS AND UNDERLYING TISSUES AND ACTS AS A SHOCK ABSORBER; PROVIDES FLAVOR; HELPS STOMACH FEEL FULL
FATS SOLID AT ROOM TEMP
OILS LIQUID AT ROOM TEMP
ANTIOXIDANTS SCAVENGERS THAT BIND TO FREE RADICALS; PREVENTS RADICALS FROM CAUSING AGING DAMAGE; VITAMIN E, COPPER, AND ZINC HELP PROTECT FROM RADICAL DAMAGE
FREE RADICALS OXIDANT; ANY ATOM OR GROUP OF ATOMS THAT HAS AN UNPAIRED ELECTRON
SATURATED FATTY ACID HAS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HYDROGEN ATOMS ATTACHED TO EVERY CARBON ATOM; SO IT IS SATURATED WITH HYDROGEN ATOMS
UNSATURATED FATS HAVE A DOUBLE BOND BETWEEN 2 OF THE CARBONS AND LACK A PAIR OF THE HYDROGEN ATOMS FOUND IN SATURATED FATTY ACIDS
FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS FOUND IN THE FATTY PARTS OF THE BODY AND FOOD; STORED IN BODY UNTIL NEEDED; NOT NEEDED TO TAKE EVERYDAY; TRANSPORTED BY LIPIDS; FOUND IN VITAMINS A, D, K, E
AMINO ACIDS BUILDING BLOCKS NECESSARY FOR BODY FUNCTIONS; PRESENT IN EVERY CELL, ENZYME, AND BODY SECRETION
CHOLESTEROL MADE BY THE LIVER; BUILDS CELL MEMBRANES, AND BRAIN AND OTHER NERVOUS TISSUES; HELPS WITH REPRODUCTION, BLOOD SUGAR, SALT/WATER BALANCE, PRODUCTION OF BILE
WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS FOUND IN WATERY PARTS OF FOOD AND BODY TISSUES; NOT STORED IN THE BODY; SHOULD BE TAKEN ON REGULAR BASIS; EXCRETED THROUGH URINE
TRIGLYCERIDES (FATS) 9 CALORIES/GRAM; CONTAIN AND SUPPLY ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS TO BUILD NEW FAT MOLECULES
DISACCHARIDES SUCROSE, LACTOSE, MALTOSE
SUCROSE A COMBO OF GLUCOSE AND FRUCTOSE; FOUND IN TABLE SUGAR, BANANAS, GREEN PEAS, AND SWEET POTATOES
LACTOSE COMBO OF GLUCOSE AND GALACTOSE; FOUND IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
MALTROSE COMBO OF 2 GLUCOSES; FOUND IN CANDY FLAVOR AND BREWING BEER
DIETARY FIBER GENERIC FORM OF NON-DIGESTIBLE CARBS FOUND IN PLANTS; PROMOTES NORMAL BOWEL MOVEMENTS; HELPS REDUCE RISK OF HEART DISEASE, CANCER, OBESITY, DIVERTICULOSIS, AND HEMORRHOIDS; U.S. DIETS TEND TO BE HIGH IN FAT AND LOW IN GRAIN PRODUCTS, FRUITS, AND VEGGIES
POLYSACCHARIDES GLYCOGEN, CELLULOSE, STARCH
GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIZED IN THE LIVER AND MUSCLES; SERVES AS A RESERVE SOURCE OF BLOOD AND GLUCOSE
CELLULOSE FOUND IN MANY VEGGIES BUT INDIGESTIBLE BY HUMANS
STARCH FOUND IN PLAT SEEDS, CEREAL GRAINS, AND SOME VEGGIES
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