Nutrition
Nutrition
The science of food and the ways in which the body uses the foods you eat
Nutrients
Substances in the food that provide energy and help form body tissues. Necessary for
growth and life
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Carbohydrates
Class of energy giving nutrients that include starches, fibers and sugars
Glucose
Simple sugar that circulates in the blood. The most important sugar in the body because it
provides energy to the body's cells
Fructose
Sugar that is naturally found in fruit and honey. It's also added to sweeten drinks
Lactose
Sugar made by animals. Also known as "milk sugar"
Sucrose
A sugar refined from sugar cane that is known as table sugar.
Glycogen
Complex carbohydrate made in the body, stored in the liver and muscle of humans.
Fiber
Adds bulk to your body's waste.
Fats
Class of energy giving nutrients that are also the main form of energy storage in the body
Nutrition
The science of food and the ways in which the body uses the foods you eat
Nutrients
Substances in the food that provide energy and help form body tissues. Necessary for
growth and life
Read More
Carbohydrates
Class of energy giving nutrients that include starches, fibers and sugars
Glucose
Simple sugar that circulates in the blood. The most important sugar in the body because it
provides energy to the body's cells
Fructose
Sugar that is naturally found in fruit and honey. It's also added to sweeten drinks
Lactose
Sugar made by animals. Also known as "milk sugar"
Sucrose
A sugar refined from sugar cane that is known as table sugar.
Glycogen
Complex carbohydrate made in the body, stored in the liver and muscle of humans.
Fiber
Adds bulk to your body's waste.
Fats
Class of energy giving nutrients that are also the main form of energy storage in the body
