Chapter 2 - Chapter Checkup

Front 1

provides your body with material for growth and repair

Back 1

proteins

Front 2

foods containing sugar and starch

Back 2

carbohydrates

Front 3

should only be a very small part of the food you eat

Back 3

fats and oils

Front 4

a water-soluble vitamin that you need daily

Back 4

vitamin C

Front 5

eight different vitamins that work together

Back 5

B vitamins

Front 6

a vitamin your body can manufacture from carotene; helps your eyesight

Back 6

vitamin A

Front 7

the sunshine vitamin

Back 7

vitamin D

Front 8

a fat-soluble vitamin that helps your blood to clot

Back 8

vitamin K

Front 9

the most common mineral round in your body

Back 9

calcium

Front 10

a mineral that works with calcium to make your bones and teeth strong

Back 10

phosphorus

Front 11

a mineral you need more of when you are involved in strenuous activity

Back 11

magnesium

Front 12

a mineral found in (not added to) table salt

Back 12

sodium

Front 13

a mineral that keeps your blood healthy

Back 13

iron

Front 14

a lack of this mineral can cause a goiter

Back 14

iodine

Front 15

the ability to do work

Back 15

energy

Front 16

substances found in food that help your body grow and develop

Back 16

nutrients

Front 17

a diet containing all the nutrients necessary to keep you healthy

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balanced diet

Front 18

the measurement of the amount of energy in food

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calorie

Front 19

the process by which your body produces and uses energy from food

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metabolism

Front 20

nutrients from the soil that are found in many foods you eat

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minerals

Front 21

What is the best source of calcium?

Back 21

milk

Front 22

What is another name for poor nutrition?

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malnutrition

Front 23

Which would produce the greater number of calories - a pound of lean meat or a pound of butter? Why?

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A pound of butter; butter contains more fat.

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Why is it important to eat a variety of foods?

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No one food contains all the nutrients your body needs.

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a disease in which the bones of adults become fragile

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osteoporosis

Front 26

a swelling in the neck that is caused by insufficient iodine

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goiter

Front 27

a disease caused by a lack of vitamin D

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rickets

Front 28

a condition in which a person has too few red blood cells

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anemia