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Nutrition & Diets KT
Helath Science 2 key terms nutrition and diets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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