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Health - Chapter 6 Nutrition Vocabulary

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amino acidssubstances that make up protein
anorexia nervosaan eating disorder in which a person avoids food, has intense fear of becoming fat, and loses a large amount of weight
bulimiaan eating disorder in which a person periodically eats huge amounts of food within a short time and then often vomits
Caloriea unit of heat used to measure the amount of energy the body can obtain from food
cholesterola fatlike substance that is made by body cells and also is found in certain animal food products
complete protein fooda food that contains all of the necessary amino acids
complex carbohydratea more complicated form of carbohydrate that takes longer for the body to digest
incomplete protein fooda food that lacks one or more of the necessary amino acids
saturated fata type of fat that is usually found in animal sources
simple carbohydratethe form of carbohydrate that can be changed to energy quickly
unsaturated fata type of fat usually found in certain plant sources


Middle School Science Teacher
Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley Middle School
Beardsley, MN

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