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Health test L1
for lesson 1 and 7 for health
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nutrients | things in food that your body needs |
| Nutrition | the process of taking in food and using it for good health |
| Carbohydrates | sugars and starches in food |
| Fiber | the tough, stringy part of foods like grains |
| Proteins | nutrients that help your body grow |
| Fats | nutrients in tissues and plant oils |
| Vitamins | nutrients that help body functions |
| Minerals | elements that help your body |
| MyPyramid/Plate food guidance | a system desinged to help people maje healthier choices |
| Calorie | a unit of heat that measures the engergy available in foods |
| Saturated Fats | fats found in animals products like butter, meat, and cheese |
| Cholesterol | waxy chemical our bodies make a need small amounts |
| Trans Fats | start as oils and are made soild through processing |
| Sodium | a mineral that helps control the fluids in your body |
| Body Image | how you veiw your body |
| Eating Disorder | extreme eating behavoir that can seriously damage the body |
| Anorexia | an eating disorder when a person eats less and exercises to much |
| Bullimia | an eating disorder when a person eats a lot and then vomits to get it out, they would also exercise a lot too. |
| Disease | a problem that effects the body or mind |
| Communicable Diseases | diseases that are spread |
| Non-communicable Diseases | diseases that can't spread |
| Pathogen | a tiny organism that causes communicable diseases |
| Virus | tiny, nonliving things that take over healthy cells |
| Bacteria | tiny, single celled organisms |
| Protoza | single celled organisms with a nuclus |
| Fungi | many celled organisms that can't make food |
| Contagious | you can spread a virus to others |
| Infection | pathogens or germs invading and harming your body |
| Immune System | a group of cells that fight germs |
| Lymphocytes | white blood cells that attack germs |
| Antibodies | a chemical that also attacks germs |
| Immunity | resistance to an infection |
| Vaccine | a dead or weakened cell put in your body |
| Chronic | long lasting |
| Cancer | a disease caused by abnormal cells that grow out of control |
| Tumor | a mass of abnormal cells |
| Allergy | the body's sensitivity to certain things |
| Asthma | chronic disease when airways get swollen |
| Diabetes | prevents the body from using sugars |
| Insulin | a hormone that is made by the pancreas |
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