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Health First Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| substances in food that your body needs to carry out its normal functions | Nutrients |
| The process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth, and good health | Nutrion |
| Sugars and starches contained in foods | carbohydrates |
| the tough stringy part of raw fruits, Raw vegetables, whole wheat, and other grains | fiber |
| nutrients that provide the building blocks your body needs for growth | protiens |
| nutrients found in fatty animal tissue and plant oils | fats |
| nutrients that help regulate body functions | vitamins |
| elements in foods that help your body work properly | minerals |
| a system designed to help Americans make healthy food choices | MyPlate food guidance system |
| a unit of heat that measures the energy available in foods | calorie |
| fats found in many animal products such as butters, meat, and cheese | saturated fats |
| a waxy chemical in our bodies produce and need in small amounts | cholesterol |
| starts of as oils and are made solid through processing | trans fats |
| a mineral that helps you the amount of fluid in your body | sodium |
| how you view your body | body image |
| an extreme eating behavior that can seriously damage the body | eating disorder |
| a condition that affects the proper functioning of the body or mind | disease |
| diseases that do not spread | noncommunicable diseases |
| a microscopic organism that causes communicable diseases | pathogen |