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Nutrition - terms and definitions

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kilocalorieamount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 degree centigrade
foodgives energy, it helps repair tissue and also regulates the body processes
dieticthe science of the use of food
dietetic technicianusually holds a 2 yr degree and is beneath the Registered dietician
registered dieticiangenerally has a 4 year degree
nutritional deficiencylack of 1 or more nutrients
optimal nutritionthe best individual nutrition, getting and utilizing nutrients to their optimal utilization
achlorhydriacabsence of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach
dietary fibernon-digestible. a chemical substance found in plants
carbs, fats, and proteinsall contain hydrogen (h+), oxygen (O2), and carbon
catabolismthe breakdown of complex substances into smaller substances that are usable and releases energy. calories being intake
anabolismis the synthesis of simple substances into more complex substances and this helps to provide energy for growth, repair & maintenance. These shoudl equalize each other
RDArecommended daily allowance
lacto-ovo vegetarianplant based diet but eats dairy products and eggs in place of animal sources
lacto vegetarianplant based diet that includes dairy products but no eggs in place of animal products
vegancompletely plant based diet that includes soy in place of animal products
water soluble vitaminsC & B complex. These will not become toxic to the body
fat soluble vitaminsA,D,E, & K. Large amounts are stored in the body fat which can become toxic
vitamin C and ironshoule be taken together to enhance absorption
amino acidbuilding blocks for protein
nutritional statusthe condition of the body as it relates to the consumption of food
nutritionistan educator as well as a counselor who usually works in a public health setting and who should have a graduate degree in nutrition
anorexialack or loss of appetite for food
dietfood and drink consmed each day
endemicdisease persisting over a region for a long period of time
basal metabolic raterate at which a person requires energy for vital body processes
grazingterm used to describe "all-day eating"
metabolismrefers to all the processes by which the body cells use nutrients to support life
energy metabolismrefers to chemical changes that result in the release of energy
oxidationchemical process in which a substance combines with oxygen
holistic healtha system of preventive medicine that takes into account thw whole individual
nutrienta chemical substance that is present in food and needed by the body
digestionchemical breaking down of food in the gastrointestinal tract
learned food aversionused to describe the avoidance of a food based on a bad experience
medical nutrition therapythe treatment of disease through nutritional therapy
nutritionthe sum of the processes by which the body uses food for energy, maintenance, and growth
prudent dieta diet that contributes to reducing the risk for a variety of diseases
malnutritiona state in which a prolonged lack of one or more nutrients retards physical development or causes the appearance of specific clinical conditions
nutritional carethe application of nutrition knowledge in the feeding of individuals


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