| A | B |
|---|
| Balanced diet | making food choices that include a wide variety from all the food groups |
| Calorie | a unit of heat that your body uses for activity |
| Empty calories | those foods that don't have any nutritive value |
| Nutrients | substances in foods that your body needs |
| Proteins | a string of amino acids used by the body to build new cells and tissues |
| Essential amino acids | eight amino acids that your body does not produce naturally and must get from the foods you eat |
| Vegetarian diet | a diet that typically excludes animal products |
| Carbohydrates | sugars and starches that the body uses for energy |
| Fats | concentrated sources of energy that can provide twice as much energy than carbohydrates |
| Saturated fat | these fats are solid at room temperature which tend to increase blood cholesterol |
| Cholesterol | a fatty substance in the blood which increases the risk of heart disease |
| Unsaturated fats | usually liquid at room temperature and don't tend to raise blood cholesterol |
| Vitamins | organic substances the body needs in small amounts |
| RDA | Recommended Daily Allowance |
| Water-soluble vitamins | vitamins that dissolve in water and can pass through the body |
| Fat-soluble vitamins | vitamins that don't dissolve in water and can be stored in the body |
| Minerals | inorganic substances that are essential for the body |
| Metabolic rate | the speed at which your body burns calories |
| Diet | all the foods you choose to eat on a regular basis |
| Overwieght | weighing more than the desired weight for age, gender, height and frame size |
| Obese | weighing more than 20% over ideal weight |
| Anorexia | self-induced starvation |
| Bulimia | a pattern of "binging" and "purging" |
| Chronic overeating | the habit of eating more food than your body needs |
