Nutrition Vocab
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| Autotroph | an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances
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| Heterotroph | an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances
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| Chemoautotroph | an organism that derives energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds
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| Photoautotroph | any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light
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| Calories | a unit of energy
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| Energy | the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity
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| Ingestion | the act of taking in food
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| Digestion | the act of breaking down food
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| Egestion | the act of letting out the waste food
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| Roughage | coarse food high in fiber but low in nutrients
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| Cellulose | a complex carbohydrate that forms the main part of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the making of numerous products
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| Body Mass Index | is a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by his or her height in meters squared
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| Absorption | the act of taking up or in by specific chemical or molecular action; especially the passage of liquids or other substances through a surface of the body into body fluids and tissues
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| Diffusion | the state or process of being widely spread
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| Villi | any of the numerous finger-like projections of the mucous membrane lining the small intestine of many vertebrates
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| Constipation | Difficult, incomplete, or infrequent evacuation of dry hardened feces from the bowels
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| Enzyme | Any of numerous compounds that are produced by living organisms and function as biochemical catalysts
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| Macromolecules | A very large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, consisting of many smaller structural units linked together
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| Bulimia | An eating disorder characterized by episodic binge eating followed by feelings of shame, depression, and self-condemnation
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| Anorexia | Loss of appetite
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