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the science or study of food and the ways and wich the body uses food. | nutrition |
a substance in food that provides energy or helps from boby issues and and that is necessary. | nutrient |
a class of energy-givin nutrients that includes sugars, starch, and fiber. | carbohydrate |
a class of energy-givin nutrients; also the main form of energy storage in the body | fat |
a class of energy-givin nutrients that are made up of amino acids. wich are needed to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body. | protein |
a class of nutrients that contain carbon and are needed in small amounts to maintain health and allow growt. | vitamin |
a class of nutrients that are chemical elements that are needed for certain body processes. such as enzyme activity and bone formation. | mineral |
the state of not having enough of a nutrient to maintain good health. | nutrient deficiency |
recommenede nutrient intakes that will meet the needs of almost all healthy people. | recommended dietary allowances (rdas) |
recommended daily amount of a nurient; used on food fits into their diet. | daily value. |
a food guidence system that encourages healthy food choicec and dsily activity. | mypyramid. |
a set of diet ans lifestyle recommendations developed t improve health and reduce nutrition-related disease risk in the u.s poplation. | dietary guidelines for americans. |
a measure of the nutrients in a food compared with the energy the food provides. | nutrients density. |
a dietary pattern thst includes few or no animal producs. | vegetarians. |
ber is a type of complez carbohydrate that provides little energy and cannot be digested my humans. | fiber. |
the sum of the chemical processes tha takes place in our body to keep you alve and active is called metabolism. | metabolism. |
the energy in food is measured in calorie. | calories. |