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Unit 10 Nutrition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nutrition | a body process relating to food. |
| Nutritional Status | state or condition of one's nutrition |
| Wellness | state of good health with optimal body function |
| Hypertension | High blood pressure |
| Atherosclerosis | condition in which arteries are narrowed by the accumulation of fatty substances on their inner surfaces. |
| Malnutrition | state of poor nutrition |
| Essential Nutrients | composed of chemical elements found in food |
| Carbs | the major source of readily usable human energy |
| cellulose | fiborous, indigestible form of plant carbohydrate |
| lipids | commonly called fats and oils |
| oils | organic compounds |
| cholesterol | sterol lipid found in body cells and animal products |
| proteins | basic components of all body cells and animal products |
| vitamins | organic compounds that are essential to life |
| antioxidants | organic molecules that help protect the body from harmful chemicals called free radicals |
| minerals | inorganic (non-living) elements found in all body tissues. |
| digestion | process by which the body breaks down food into smaller parts, changes the food chemically. |
| Peristalsis | a rhythmic, wavelike motion of the muscles |
| absorption | process in which blood or lymph capillaries pick up digested nutrients |
| metabolism | process in which nutrients are used by the cells for building tissue, providing energy, & regulating various body functions |
| BMR | rate at which the body uses energy just for maintaining its own tissue, without doing any voluntary work |
| Kilo-calories | unit used to measure heat |
| Calorie | kilocalorie |
| Therapeutic diets | modifications of the normal diet & used to improve specific health |
| Anorexia | (loss of appetite) weakness, illness, loneliness, self-pity |
| regular diet | balanced diet usually used for the ambulatory patient |
| liquid diets | clear/full liquids |
| soft diet | similar to the regular diet, but foods must require little chewing and be easy to digest |
| diabetic diet | used for patients with diabetes mellitus |
| calorie controlled diets | include both low and high calorie diets |
| low cholesterol diets | restrict food containing cholesterol |
| fat restricted diets | low fat diets |
| sodium restricted diets | include both low/high sodium diets |
| protein diets | include both low/high protein diets |
| Bland diets | consists of easily digested foods |
| low residue diets | eliminates or limits food that are high in bulk and fiber |
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