Unit 4 - Nutrition and Physical
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The process by which your body takes in and uses food - ✔✔Nutrition
substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, an to supply you with
energy - ✔✔Nutrients
a unit of heat used to measure the energy your body (needs to grow) uses and the
energy it received from food - ✔✔Calorie
natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body's need for food - ✔✔Hunger
the psychological desire for food - ✔✔Appetite
starches and sugars found in foods which provide your body's main source of energy -
✔✔Carbohydrate
A tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest. Fiber moves waste through
your digestive system. - ✔✔Fiber
nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues - ✔✔Proteins
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, a waxy, fatlike substance, creates cell walls, certain hormones and vitamin D -
✔✔Cholesterol
compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes - ✔✔Vitamins
elements found in food that are used by the body. your body cannot produce minerals;
you must get them from food - ✔✔Minerals
a condition in which the bones becomes fragile and break easily - ✔✔Osteoporosis
set of recommended about smart eating and physical activity for all americans -
✔✔Dietary Guidelines for Americans
an interactive guide to healthful eating and active living - ✔✔My Pyramid
a high ratio of nutrients to calories - ✔✔Nutrient-dense
substances added to a food to produce a desired effect - ✔✔Food additives
food poisoning - ✔✔Foodborne illness
treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens -
✔✔Pasteurization
the spreading of pathogens from one food to another - ✔✔Cross-contamination
condition in which the body's immune system reacts to certain substances in food -
✔✔Food allergy
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Activity Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
The process by which your body takes in and uses food - ✔✔Nutrition
substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, an to supply you with
energy - ✔✔Nutrients
a unit of heat used to measure the energy your body (needs to grow) uses and the
energy it received from food - ✔✔Calorie
natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body's need for food - ✔✔Hunger
the psychological desire for food - ✔✔Appetite
starches and sugars found in foods which provide your body's main source of energy -
✔✔Carbohydrate
A tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest. Fiber moves waste through
your digestive system. - ✔✔Fiber
nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues - ✔✔Proteins
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, a waxy, fatlike substance, creates cell walls, certain hormones and vitamin D -
✔✔Cholesterol
compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes - ✔✔Vitamins
elements found in food that are used by the body. your body cannot produce minerals;
you must get them from food - ✔✔Minerals
a condition in which the bones becomes fragile and break easily - ✔✔Osteoporosis
set of recommended about smart eating and physical activity for all americans -
✔✔Dietary Guidelines for Americans
an interactive guide to healthful eating and active living - ✔✔My Pyramid
a high ratio of nutrients to calories - ✔✔Nutrient-dense
substances added to a food to produce a desired effect - ✔✔Food additives
food poisoning - ✔✔Foodborne illness
treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens -
✔✔Pasteurization
the spreading of pathogens from one food to another - ✔✔Cross-contamination
condition in which the body's immune system reacts to certain substances in food -
✔✔Food allergy
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