| A | B |
|---|
| macronutrients | These are foods that are required in large quantities (Carbohydrates, fats , proteins) |
| micronutrients | Things we need in our diet in small quantites( vitamins, minerals) |
| Essential nutrients | Something are body needs that cannot be made from anything else |
| Malnutrition | Where a nutrient is absent or not in the right quantities to meet our needs |
| Balanced diet | provides an adequate intake of energy and nutrients for the maintenance of our body |
| Peristalsis | How food is moved along the gut |
| Metabolism | chemical processes that use up our food |
| Non essential nutrients | Nutrients that can be made from others |
| Nutrients | a substance required in the diet, water and fibre generally not included. |
