NHM 201 Final Exam Vocab with 100% correct answers

nutrition the science of the study of food, nutrients, and other food constituent and health nutrients chemical substances in food that are used by the body for health and growth 00:13 01:39 food security access at all times to a sufficient supply of nutritious food food insecurity limited or uncertain availability of food calorie unit of measurement of the energy supplies by food essential nutrients substances required for growth and health that can't be produced by the body carbohydrates chemical substances that consist of sugar molecules in various forms essential amino acids 9 amino acids that can't be synthesized by the human body protein chemical substances made of amino acid chains lipids components of food that are soluble in fat but not water vitamins 14 specific chemicals that do specific functions in the body minerals 15 elements found in food that perform special functions in the body