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Maritza CH.7 health
vocabulary of chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the science or study of food and the ways in which a body uses food? | Nutrition |
| What are substances and food that provide energy? | Nutrients |
| What is the class of energy giving nutrients hat includes sugars, starches, and fiber? | Carbohydrates |
| What is the class of energy giving nutrients and the main form in which energy s stored in the body? | Fats |
| What is the class of enery giving nurients that are needed to build and repair bdy structure? | Protein |
| What is the class of nutrients that contain carbon and are needed in small amounts to maintain health and allow growth? | Vitamin |
| What is the clas of nutrients that are chemicak elements that are needed for certain processess such as bone formation? | Minerals |
| What is the state of not havng enough nutrients to maintain a good health? | Nutrient Deficiency |
| What is the recommended nutrient intake for almost all healthy people? | RDA; Recommended Dietary Allowance |
| What is the recommended daily amount of nutrients? | DV; Daily Value |
| what is a food guidance system that encourages healthy food choices and daily activity? | My Pyramid |
| What is a set of diet and lifestyle recommendations developed to improve health and reduce nutrition related disease risk in the US population? | Dietary Guidlines for Americans |
| What is the measure of nutrients in a food compared with the energy the food provides? | Nutrient Density |
| What is a dietary pattern that includes few or no animal products? | Vegetarian |
| What is the chemical process that tkes place in your body to keep you alive and active? | Metabolism |
| What is the energy in food? | Calorie |
| What are the complex carbohydrates that provides little energy and canno be digested by humans. | Fiber |