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k12 Health 8 Unit 1
Nutrition-8th Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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Essential nutrients | Foods that are necessary for life. |
Choose My Plate | A health-related nutrition tool that helps describe adequate nutrition guidelines. |
Minerals | Nutrients from the earth or water that aid in necessary bodily functions. |
Vitamins | Natural substances that are nutrients that aid in necessary bodily functions. |
Essential | Necessary |
Metabolism | The body’s digesting and absorbing. |
Legumes | Beans, etc., part of the complex carbohydrate group. |
Nutrient-dense | Full of nutrients. |
Trace minerals | Minerals that are needed by the body in small amounts. |
Dehydration | When the body is deprived of water. |
Water | The most important of of the nutrients. |