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| nutrition | Study of how the body uses the foods taken in. |
| malnutrition | Poor nutrition which can be caused by an inadequate diet. |
| nutrient | A chemical substances in food that helps maintain the body. |
| carbohydrate | Chemical compounds that are the body's chief source of energy. |
| simple carbohydrate | Sugars including monosaccharides and disaccharides. |
| complex carbohydrate | Sugars including polysaccharides. |
| fiber | Complex carbohydrate found in plants not digested by human beings. |
| fat | Chemical compound belonging to a larger group of compounds known as lipids. |
| fatty acid | Organic acid containing carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. |
| saturated fatty acid | Fatty acid that has as many hydrogen atoms as it can hold. |
| unsaturated fatty acid | Fatty acids that have fewer hydrogen atoms than they can hold. |
| monounsaturted fatty acid | Fatty acid that is missing one hydrogen atom. |
| polyunsaturated fatty acid | Fatty acid that contains the fewest number of hydrogen atoms. |
| hydrogenation | Process which hydrogen is chemically added to an unsaturted compound. |
| cholesterol | Fatlike substance occurs naturally in body but occurs only in foods of animal origin. |
| protein | Chemical compound composed of amino acids found in every body cell. |
| amino acid | A chemical compound that serves as a building block of proteins. |
| complete protein | Protein containing eight essential amino acids. |
| incomplete protein | Protein lacking in one or more essential amino acids. |
| vitamin | Complex organic substance needed by human body in small amts. for normal growth. |
| mineral | Inorganic substance known to be needed by body for good health. |
| trace element | Mineral that is found in very small quantity in body. |
| peristalsis | Wavelike movement produced by longitudinal & circular fibers of digestive tract. |
| metabolism | Chemical processes that take place in cells after nutrients have been absorbed. |
| basal metabolism | Amt. heat person gives off when body is at physical, digestive, & emotional rest. |
| calorie | A unit used to measure energy value of food when burned in body. |
