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Health Ch 12
Food and Nutrition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ___________ are one of about 20 different chemical substances that make up proteins. | Amino acids |
| _________ is a condition in which there are too few red blood cells or too little hemoglobin in the blood. | Anemia |
| These are units used to measure the amount of energy released when nutrients are burned. | Calories |
| This class of nutrients includes sugars and starches. | Carbohydrates |
| This waxy, fat-like substance is found in the cells of all animals and it is called ___________. | Cholesterol |
| __________ is when a person doesn't obtain enough of a specific nutrient. | Deficiency |
| This condition is a serious reduction in the body's water content. | Dehydration |
| There are 9 of these that the body cannot manufacture. | Essential amino acids |
| This class of nutrients has the highest energy content. | Fats |
| The indigestible material found in whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and seeds that is necessary for the proper functioning of the digestive system. | Fiber |
| A simple sugar that is the major provider of energy for the body's cells. | Glucose |
| A type of starch stored in the body; it can be converted to or from glucose. | Glycogen |
| This is an iron-containing substance found in red blood cells. | Hemoglobin |
| A steady state or balance; the normal, balanced state of the body's internal systems. | Homeostasis |
| This is the chemical process by which the body breaks down food to obtain energy. | Metabolism |
| One of a class of nutrients that are not made by living things and are required only in small amounts. | Minerals |
| ______ are substance found in food that the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues, and obtain energy. | Nutrients |
| This is the process by which the body takes in and uses nutrients. | Nutrition |
| The class of nutrients that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; besides being a source of energy, proteins play an important role in the growth and repair of body tissues. | Proteins |
| These are fats that contain as many hydrogen atoms in its structure as is possible chemically. | Saturated fats |
| These are fats that contain fewer than the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms in its structure | Unsaturated fats |
| ________ are a class of nutrients that are made by living things, are required only in small amounts, and assist many chemical reactions in the body. | Vitamins |
| These are the recommendations, developed by nutrition experts in the US government, for the amount of a specific nutrient that the average person should obtain each day. | Daily Values |
| ____________ is a graph that groups foods according to types and indicates how many servings of each type should be eaten daily. | Food Guide Pyramid |
| ____________ is the proportion of nutrients in a food compared to the number of calories. | Nutrient density |
| Any condition in which a person's nutrient consumption is inadequate or unbalanced, usually as the result of consuming too little of one or more nutrients is called __________. | Malnutrition |
| This is a serious condition in which the diet does not contain adequate protein and does not supply enough calories to meet the body's energy needs. | Protein-energy malnutrition |
| Ice cream, butter and cream belong to what food categories? | Fats, oils and sweets |
| The bulk of a person's diet should consist of what food group? | Grains |
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