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Amino acids - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔chains of chemical building blocks from which
proteins are made
Antioxidants - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔substances that protect body cells and the
immune system from harmful chemicals in the air, certain foods, and
tobacco smoke
Basal metabolism - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔minimum amount of energy required to
maintain the life processes in a living organism
Calorie - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the amount of energy needed to raise the
temperature of 1kg of water 1°C
, Cholesterol - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a fat-like substance present in all body cells
that is needed for many essential body processes
Complete proteins - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔proteins that supply all nine essential
amino acids
Dietary fibre - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a mixture of plant materials that is not broken
down in the digestive system; necessary for good health
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Nutrition
recommendations created by scientists to help North Americans stay
healthy
Glucose - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the body's basic fuel supply
Hydrogenation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a process in which missing hydrogen
atoms are added to an unsaturated fat to make it firmer in texture
Nutrient deficiency - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a severe nutrient shortage; can have
far-reaching consequences
Ex. lack of vitamin D can cause children's bones to weaken, and children
develop bowed legs