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show Foods that may provide additional health benefits beyond their nutrient value  
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show Nonnutritive plant compounds, found in fruits and vegetables, that may play a role in fighting chronic disease  
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Nutrition   show
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show Compounds in foods that sustain body processes. There are 6 classes of nutrients: carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water  
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show Compounds containing carbon or carbon-carbon bonds  
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show Compounds that do not contain carbon: minerals, water and salts  
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show Nutrients that must be consumed from foods because they cannot be made in the body in sufficient quantities to meet its needs and support health  
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show Nutrients that can be made in sufficient quantities in the body to meet body's reqs and support health  
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Energy   show
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Energy-yeilding nutrients   show
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Kilocalorie (kcal)   show
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Macronutrients   show
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show Essential nutrients the body needs in smaller amts; vitamins and minerals  
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show Proteins in living cells that act as catalysts and control chemical reactions  
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show Substances, such as vitamins or minerals, that facilitate the activity of enzymes  
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show The ability to dissolve into another substance  
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show Vitamins that dissolve in water; gen cannot be stored in the body and must be consumed daily  
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Fat-soluble vitamins   show
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show Minerals needed by the body in amts greater than 5 grams; aka macrominerals  
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Trace minerals   show
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Consensus   show
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Scientific Method   show
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Hypothesis   show
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show A journal in which scientists publish research findings, after the findings have gone through a rigorous review process by other scientists  
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show A scientific experiment conducted in a lab. Some lab experiments involve animals.  
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Observational Research   show
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show Research involving at least 2 groups of subjects  
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Epidemiological research   show
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Experimental Group   show
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control group   show
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show An inactive substance, such as a sugar pill, administered to a control group during an experiment  
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show An experimental study in which neither the researchers nor the subjects in the study are aware who is receiving the treatment or the placebo  
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Nutritional Genomics   show
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Gene expression   show
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Registered Dietician (RD)   show
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show cond. that results when the body does not receive the right amt of essential nutrients to maintain health; overnourished or undernourished are forms of malnutrition  
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undernourished   show
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overnourished   show
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show sudden onset of symptoms or disease  
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show symptom or condition that lasts over a long period of time  
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show problem associated with a lack of absorption of nutrients through the intestinal tract  
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show measurement calculated as a height divided by weight squared; used to determine whether an individual is underweight, at a healthy weight, or overweight or obese.  
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Overweight   show
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Obesity   show
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Discuss factors influencing food choice   show
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show reduces the risk of many chronic diseases: heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes  
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show Primary energy source for the body, composed of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and supply simple sugar - glucose  
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Lipids   show
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show Contain Nitrogen. Provide basic building blocks - amino acids, to synthesize, grow, and maintain tissues in the body. Tissues in muscles, bones and skin are primarily made of proteins. Also nt's and enzymes in chem reax  
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show do not provide energy...help catalyze reax as coenzymes - 13 known vitamins.  
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