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Science of Nutrition - ANSWER ✔✔Study of nutrients in food and the
body's handling them
Food - ANSWER ✔✔Animal or plant product that can be taken into
the body to yield nutrients
Nutrients - ANSWER ✔✔substances obtained from food that are
indispensable to the body's functioning
Energy - ANSWER ✔✔Ability to do work
Essential Nutrients - ANSWER ✔✔Those the body cannot make for
itself or cannot make in sufficient quantities to meet its needs
,Organic Nurtrients - ANSWER ✔✔Contains carbon- carbs, fat,
protein, vitamins
Inorganic Nutrients - ANSWER ✔✔NO carbon- minerals, water
Calorie - ANSWER ✔✔Unit of measuring heat energy
Phytochemicals - ANSWER ✔✔Yield no energy- give plants their
characteristics, aroma, color, flavor
DRI - ANSWER ✔✔Dietary Reference Intake- set of reference values
RDA - ANSWER ✔✔Recommended Dietary Allowance- yardstick for
measuring healthy people's energy and nutrient intakes
UL - ANSWER ✔✔Tolerable Upper Intake Level-Maximum level of
nutrient intake that is unlikely to pose risk- need b/c of increase of
supplements
AI - ANSWER ✔✔Adequate Intake- recommended avg. daily intake
EAR - ANSWER ✔✔Estimated Avg. Requirement- avg. daily intake
that will meet the need of 50% of people
AMDR - ANSWER ✔✔Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges-
% of the energy intake that should come from each macronutrient
, Percent Daily Value - ANSWER ✔✔How much of a serving of food
contributes to your overall intake of the listed nutrients on the facts panel
Appetitie - ANSWER ✔✔Psychological desire to consume specific
foods
Hunger - ANSWER ✔✔Physiological drive for food
Satiety - ANSWER ✔✔Feeling full
Peristalsis - ANSWER ✔✔Muscular contractions that move food
through GI tract
Segmentation - ANSWER ✔✔Unique pattern of motility
Mucus - ANSWER ✔✔Protects stomach lining from the acid in gastric
juice
Sphincter - ANSWER ✔✔Circular Muscle allowing area to open and
close
Diseases where nutrition plays some role - ANSWER
✔✔Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, some cancer
Disease with a strong nutritional component - ANSWER ✔✔Type 2
Diabetes, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Obesity
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