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Health 4.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nutrition | The process by which your body takes in and uses food |
| Nutrients | Substances in food that make your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy |
| Calorie | A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it recieves in food |
| Hunger | Natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body's need for food |
| Appetite | The psychological desire for food |
| Carbohydrates | Starches and sugars found in food that provide your body's main source of energy |
| Fiber | A tough complex of carbohydrates that the body cannot digest |
| Proteins | Nutrients your body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues |
| Cholesterol | A waxy, fatlike substance |
| Vitamins | Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes |
| Minerals | Elements found in food that are used by the body |
| Osteoporosis | A condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily |
| Dietary Guidlines for America | A set of recomandations about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans |
| MyPyrimad | An interactive guide to healthfuleating and active living |
| Nutrient-dense | A high ratio of nutrients to calories |
| Food additives | Substances added to food to produce a desired effect |
| Foodborne Illness | Food poisoning |
| pasteurization | Treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the spread the growth of pathogens |
| cross-contamination | Spreading of pathogens from one food to another |
| Food allergy | A condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances to food |
| Food intolerance | Negative reaction to food that doesn't involve the immune system |