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