medically, any substance that the body can take in and assimilate that will enable it to stay alive and to grow; the carrier of nourishment; socially, a more limited number of such substances defined as accepable by each culture.

the study of the nutrients in foods and in the body; sometimes also the study of human behaviors related to food.

the foods (including beverages) a person usually eats and drinks.

components of food that are indispensible to the body's functioning. They provide energy, serve as building material, help maintain or repair body parts, and support growth. The nutrients include water, carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, and minerals

any condition caused by excess or deficient food energy or nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients. Nutrient or energy deficiencies are forms of undernutrition; nutrient or energy excesses are forms of overnutrition.

long-duration degenerative diseases characterized by deterioration of the body organs. Examples include heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

the full compliment of genetic information in the chromosomes of a cell. In human beings, the gnome consists of about 35000 genes and supporting materials

units of a cells inheritance; sections of the larger genetic molecule DNA. Each gene directs the making of one or more of the body's proteins

an abbreviation for deoxyribonuclec acid, the threadlike molecule that encodes genetic information in its structure; DNA strands coil up densley to form the chromosomes

the capacity to do work. The energy in food is chemical energy; it can be converted to mechanical, electrical, thermal, or other forms of energy in the body. Food energy is measured in calories.

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BIO117

basic consumer nutrition

Question	Answer
food	medically, any substance that the body can take in and assimilate that will enable it to stay alive and to grow; the carrier of nourishment; socially, a more limited number of such substances defined as accepable by each culture.
nutrition	the study of the nutrients in foods and in the body; sometimes also the study of human behaviors related to food.
diet	the foods (including beverages) a person usually eats and drinks.
nutrients	components of food that are indispensible to the body's functioning. They provide energy, serve as building material, help maintain or repair body parts, and support growth. The nutrients include water, carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, and minerals
malnutrition	any condition caused by excess or deficient food energy or nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients. Nutrient or energy deficiencies are forms of undernutrition; nutrient or energy excesses are forms of overnutrition.
chronic diseases	long-duration degenerative diseases characterized by deterioration of the body organs. Examples include heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
genome	the full compliment of genetic information in the chromosomes of a cell. In human beings, the gnome consists of about 35000 genes and supporting materials
genes	units of a cells inheritance; sections of the larger genetic molecule DNA. Each gene directs the making of one or more of the body's proteins
DNA	an abbreviation for deoxyribonuclec acid, the threadlike molecule that encodes genetic information in its structure; DNA strands coil up densley to form the chromosomes
energy	the capacity to do work. The energy in food is chemical energy; it can be converted to mechanical, electrical, thermal, or other forms of energy in the body. Food energy is measured in calories.

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