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Nutrition & Diets KT
Helath Science 2 key terms nutrition and diets
Question | Answer |
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Absorption | act or process of sucking up or in; taking in nutrients |
Anorexia | loss of appetite |
Antioxidants | enzymes or organic molecules; help pprotect the body from hamrful chemicals called free radicals |
Atherosclerosis | form of arteriosclerosis characterized by accumulation of fats and mineral deposits on the inner wall of the arteries |
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) | the rate at which the body uses energy just for mainting its own tissue without doing any voluntary work |
Bland diet | a diet only containing mild flavore foods with doft texture |
Calorie | unit of measurement of the fuel value of food |
Carbohydrates | group of chemical substances including sugars, cellulose, and starches; nutrients that provide the greatest amount of energy in the average diet |
Cellulose | fibrous form of carbohydrate |
Cholesterol | fat-like substance synthesized in the liver and found in body cells and animal fats |
Diabetic Diets | is used for patients with diabetes mellitus and is to help control their symptoms |
Digestion | physical and chemical breakdown of food by the body in preparation for absorption |
Essential nutrients | those elements in food require by the body for proper function |
Fat-restricted diets | a diet that is made to avoid anything fatty and also called low-fat diets |
Fats | also called a lipid; nutrient that provides the most concentrated form of energy; highest calorie energy nutrient; overwieight |
Hypertension | high blood pressure |
Kilocalorie | unit of measurement of the fuel of food (metric) |
Lipid | is an organic compound nutrient that provides the most concentrated form of energy |
Liquid Diets | both clear and full liquids. All food must be like this |
Low-cholesterol diet | restricts food containing cholesterol |
Low-residue diet | eliminates or limits food that are high in bulk and fiber |
Malnutrition | poor nutrition; without adequate food and nutrients |
Metabolism | the use of food nutrients bu the body to produce energy |
Minerals | inorganic substance essential to life |
Nutrition | all body processes related to food; the body's use of food for growth, development, and health |
Nutritional status | the state of one's nutrition |
Osteoporosis | condition in which bones become brittle because of lack or loss of calcium, phosphourse, and other minerals |
Peristalsis | rhythmic, wavelike motion of involuntary muscles |
Protein diets | include both low-proteinand high-protein diets. eat protein rich foods |
Proteins | one of six essential nutrients needed for growth and repair of tissues |
Regualr Diet | is a balanceddiet usuallyused for the ambulator patients |
Sodium restricted diets | also called low sodium diets and is similar to the carbohydrate exchange lists used by diabetic patients |
Soft diet | is similar to a regular diet but food must require less chewing and be easy to digest |
Therapeutic diets | are modifications of the normal diet and are used to improve specific health conditions |
Vitamins | organic substances necessary for body processes and life |
Wellness | state of being in good health; well |