nutrition - Answers The proper supply of nutrients essential for growth, reproduction, repair, immunity,
and energy.
carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water - Answers The 6 nutrients found in food.
nutrients - Answers Chemical substances that are absorbed by the body through the process of digestion
are called:
enzymes - Answers chemically alter the make-up of nutrients, changing them into a form that can be
readily used by cells.
fat soluble vitamins - Answers Vitamins stored in fats cells; they do not have to be ingested daily
water soluble vitamins - Answers Vitamins that are stored in the body for a short time; they should be
ingested daily
metabolism - Answers the process by which a cell converts nutrients into energy or materials
catabolism - Answers the conversion of nutrients into energy
glucose - Answers the cell's main source of energy
anabolism - Answers the process by which the cells use nutrients to repair or build new tissues
protein - Answers the nutrient that is essential to cellular construction, reproduction, and maintenance
essential amino acids - Answers amino acids that cannot be manufactured by the body and must be
derived from food sources
complete protein - Answers food source that contains all the essential amino acids
incomplete proteins - Answers food sources that do not contain all the essential amino acids
water - Answers is the basis of good nutrition because it is essential to all forms of metabolism in the
body.
2-3 - Answers How many days can the body survive without water?
60 - Answers The body is over ____ percent water.
5-6 - Answers The body loses approximately _____ pints of water a day through sweat, urine, and
exhalation.
carbohydrates - Answers the body's primary and immediate source of energy.
calorie - Answers the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree
Celsius.