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27 Cards in this Set
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What is the process of taking in and using nutrition?
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Nutrition
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What is the food and drink that we regularly choose to consume?
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diet
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What are substances in foods that your body needs?
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nutrients
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What are the starches and sugars that provide the body with most if its energy?
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carbohydrates
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What are needed to build, repair, and maintain body cells and tissues?
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proteins
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What are chains of building blocks that make up proteins?
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amino acids
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What are nutrients that the body needs in small amounts for proper functioning?
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vitamins
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What is the class of nutrients that are needed in small amounts for the body to work properly?
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minerals
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What nutrients are a source of energy to the body?
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fats
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What fats are found in meats and some dairy products?
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saturated fats
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What are the liquid fats that are generally found in vegetable oils?
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unsaturated fats
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What is the most common nutrient?
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water
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What are the guidelines called for the amount of each nutrient to be eaten each day?
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RDA or Recommended Dietary Allowance
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What is the guide to daily food choices from five groups of healthy foods called?
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Food Guide Pyramid
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What is the part of fruits, vegetables, grains and beans that your body cannot digest?
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fiber
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What is the fatty, wax-like substance that helps your body make other substances that it needs?
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cholesterol
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What is a chemical found in in some plants that can make your heart beat faster?
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caffeine
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What to you have when you reach the weight that is best for you and then stay at that weight?
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weight control
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What is the weight that is best for you?
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desired weight
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What is it when a person is more than the desired weight for his and her sex?
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overweight
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What is it when a person is at a more serious condition than being overweight?
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obesity
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What is a unit of heat that measures the energy available in different foods or use up during exercise?
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calorie
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What are foods that contain large amounts of nutrients relative to the number of calories they provide?
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nutrient density
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What are extreme and damaging eating behaviors that can lead to sickness and even death?
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eating disorders
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What is an eating disorder characterized by self-starvation leading to extreme weight loss?
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anorexia nervosa
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What is the condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly?
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malnutrition
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What is the condition in which people repeatedly eat large amounts of food and then try to get rid of the food they have eaten?
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bulimia
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