Nutrition Through The Life Cycle: Chapter
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Nutrients - ANS chemical substances in foods that are used by the body for growth and health
calorie - ANS a unit of measure of the amount of energy supplied by food
essential nutrients - ANS substances required for growth and health that cannot be produced in
sufficient amounts by the body
nonessential nutrients - ANS nutrients required for growth and health that can be produced by
the body from other components of the diet
daily values - ANS standards for daily intakes of nutrients from the diet developed to use on
nutrition labels
fortification - ANS the addition of one or more vitamins or minerals to a food or product
amino acids - ANS the building blocks of protein. contain nitrogen unlike carbs and fats
essential fatty acids - ANS components of fat that are a required part of the diet
saturated fats - ANS fats in which adjacent carbons in the fatty acid component are linked by
single bonds
DHA & EPA - ANS alpha-linolenic acid, found in cold-water fish and human milk.
unsaturated fats - ANS fats in which adjacent carbons in one or more fatty acids are linked by
on or more double bonds
trans fat - ANS unsaturated fat present un hydrogenated oils that increase the risk of heart
disease
cholesterol - ANS fat soluble, colorless liquid primarily found in animal products
antioxidants - ANS chemical substances that prevent/repair damage to cells caused by
exposure to oxidizing agents
phytochemical - ANS chemical substances in plants, some of which affect body processes in
humans that might benefit health
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Nutrients - ANS chemical substances in foods that are used by the body for growth and health
calorie - ANS a unit of measure of the amount of energy supplied by food
essential nutrients - ANS substances required for growth and health that cannot be produced in
sufficient amounts by the body
nonessential nutrients - ANS nutrients required for growth and health that can be produced by
the body from other components of the diet
daily values - ANS standards for daily intakes of nutrients from the diet developed to use on
nutrition labels
fortification - ANS the addition of one or more vitamins or minerals to a food or product
amino acids - ANS the building blocks of protein. contain nitrogen unlike carbs and fats
essential fatty acids - ANS components of fat that are a required part of the diet
saturated fats - ANS fats in which adjacent carbons in the fatty acid component are linked by
single bonds
DHA & EPA - ANS alpha-linolenic acid, found in cold-water fish and human milk.
unsaturated fats - ANS fats in which adjacent carbons in one or more fatty acids are linked by
on or more double bonds
trans fat - ANS unsaturated fat present un hydrogenated oils that increase the risk of heart
disease
cholesterol - ANS fat soluble, colorless liquid primarily found in animal products
antioxidants - ANS chemical substances that prevent/repair damage to cells caused by
exposure to oxidizing agents
phytochemical - ANS chemical substances in plants, some of which affect body processes in
humans that might benefit health
