| A | B |
|---|
| Carbohydrates | the body's main source of energy |
| Vitamins | chemicals that help regulate body processes and aid other nutrients in doing their job |
| Minerals | nonliving substances that help the body work properly |
| Proteins | students that help build and repair and maintain body tissues |
| Refined Sugar | sugars that are extracted from plants and used as a sweetener |
| Fats | Concentrated source of energy |
| Dietary Fiber | a mixture of plant materials that is not broken down in digestion |
| Water | Nutrient that is essential to life |
| Water | makes up most of your body weight |
| Nutrient deficiency | a severe nutrient shortage |
| Malnutrition | serious health problem caused by poor nutrition over a prolonged period |
| Cholesterol | fat like substance present in all body cells that is neeeded for many body processes |
| Essential fatty acids | found mainly in vegetable oils and they promote healthy skin and carry vitamins A,D,D,K |
| Antioxidants | substance that protects body cells and the immune system |
| Amino acids | chains of chemical building blocks that make up proteins |
| Essential amino acids | nine amino acids that cannot be made in the body...found in animal sources |
| Fat | this nutrient transports vitamins A,D,E,and K |
| Complex carbohydrates | Starch |
| Simple carbohydrates | Sugars |
| 2800 calories | number of calories needed by active men and teen males |
| 2200 calories | number of calories needed for teen females and active woment |
| 1600 calories | number of calories needed by inactive women and older adults |
| % calories from fat needed for healthy balance | 30% or less |
| % calories from protein needed for healthy balance | 12%-15% |
| % calories from carbohydrate needed for a healthy balance | 55% or more |
| Goiter | Lack of iodine |
| Anemia | Lack of iron |
| Rickets | Lack of Vitamin D |
| Scurvy | Lack of Vitamin C |
| Insoluble fiber | fiber that will not dissolve in water - lowers the risk fo colon cancer |
| Soluble fiber | fiber that dissolves in water - increases stomach contents and lowers heart disease |
| Complete protein | nutrient supplies all the nen essential amino acids |
| Incomplete protein | nutrient lacking one or more amino asics |
| LDL | chemical that picks up excess cholesterol and takes it back to the liver, keeping it from causing harm |
| HDL | chemical that takes cholesterol from the liver to wherever it is needed in the body |
| HDL | too much may build up on artery walls |
| fats | helps keep the skin healthy |
| Night Blindness | Lack of Vitamin A |
| Calorie | amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius |
| Helps the blood clot | Vitamin K |
