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Health promotion |
The active engagement in behaviors or programs that Advance positive well being. |
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Nutrition |
The sum of the processes involved with intake of nutrients as well as the assimilating and using them to maintain body tissue and provide energy, a foundation for life and health |
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Nutrition science |
The body of science, developed through controlled research, that relates to the processes involved in nutrition internationally, clinically, and in the community. |
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Dietetics |
The management of the diet and the youth of food |
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Registered dietitian |
A professional dietitian accredited with an academic degree from an undergraduate or graduate study program who has passed required registration examination administered by the commission on diet registration. |
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Health |
A state of optimal physical, mental, and social well-being, relative freedom from disease or disability. |
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Essential nutrient |
Nutrients a person must obtain from food because the body cannot make them for itself and sufficient quality to meet psychological needs. |
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Non-essential nutrient |
A nutrient that can be manufactured in the body by means of other nutrients |
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Energy yielding nutrients |
Nutrients that break down to yield energy within the body including carbohydrates, fat, and protein. |
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Metabolism |
The sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body by which it maintains itself and produces energy for its functioning |
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Kilocalorie |
The general term calorie refers to a unit of heat measure, and it is used alone to designate the small calorie, the calorie that is used in nutrition science and the study of metabolism is the large calorie or kilocalorie |
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Glycogen |
The main storage form of carbohydrate in the body, which is stored primarily in the liver and to a lesser extent and muscle tissue. |
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Amino acids |
The nitrogen bearing compounds that form the structural units of protein, after digestion amino acids are available for the synthesis of required proteins. |
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Dietary Reference intakes |
Reference values for the nutrient intake needs of healthy individuals for each gender and age group. |
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Recommended dietary allowances |
The average daily dietary intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirement of nearly all healthy individuals in a group. |
