nutrition ch Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
science of foods and the nutrients & other substances they contain and of their actions within the body	Nutrition
products derived from plants and animals that can be taken into the body to yield energy & nutrients for maintenance of life and growth and repair of tissues	food
foods and beverages a person eats and drinks	diet
foods that contain physiologically active compounds that provide health benefits beyond their nutrient contributions	functional foods
nonutrient compounds found in plant derived foods	phytochemicals
chemical energy provided by food which the body converts to mechanical, electrical, or heat energy	energy
chemcial substance obtained from food & used in the body to provide energy, structural materials, and regulating agents to support growth, maintenance, & repair of the body's tissues	nutrients
do not contain carbon	inorganic nutrients
contain carbon, an element found in all living things	organic nutrients
nutrients that food must supply because the body can use	energy-yielding nutrients
units by which enrgy is measured	calories
a measure of the energy a food provides to the amount of food (kcalories per gram)	energy denisty
(do not provide energy) facilitate the release of energy from carbohydrate, fat, and protein and participate in other activites in the body	vitamins
(do not provide energy) they are put together in orderly arrys in such structures as teeth and bones, also found in body fluids	minerals
full complement of genetic material (DNA) in the chromosomes of a cell	genome
the science of how nutrients affect the activities of genes	Nutritional genomtics
a set of nutrient intake values for healthy people in the US and and Canada	Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)
lowest continuing intake of a nutrients that will maintain a specified criterion of adequacy	requirements
avg. daily amt. of a nutrient that appears of practically all healthy people	Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)
average daily amount of nutrient considered adequate to meet known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people	Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
lack there of	deficient
the avg. daily amt. of a nutrient that appears sufficent to maintain a specified criterion	Adequate Intake (AI)
max daily amt. of a nutrient that appears safe for most healthy people and beyond which there is an increased risk of adverse health effects	Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
the avg. dietary energy intake that maintains energy balance & good health in a person of a given age, gender, weight, height, and level of physical activity	Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)
ranges of intakes for the energy nutrients and reduce the risk of chronic disease	Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR)
any condition caused by excess or deficient food energy or nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients	malnutrition
deficent energy or nutrients	undernutrition
excess energy or nutrients	overnutrition
a comprehensive analysis of a person's nutrition status that uses health socioeconomic, drug, and diet histories, etc.	nutrition assesment
measuring physical characteristics like height and weight and comparing them to standards specific for gender and age	anthropometric Data
out in the open and easy to observe	overt
nutrient deficincy caused by inadequate dietary intake of a nutrient	primary deficiency
caused by something other than an inadequate intake, such as a disease condition or drug interaction	secondary deficiency
in the early stages, before the outward signs have appeared	subclinical deficiency
hidden, as if under covers	covert
a national initiative under the jurisdication of the US that identifies the most significant preventable threats to health and focuses efforts toward eliminating them	Healthy People
characterized by a slow progression and long duration of a disease	chronic disease
a condition or behavior associated with an elevated frequency of a disease	risk factor

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