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Top Two Causes of Death Ans✓✓✓Heart Disease and Cancer
Obesity Ans✓✓✓Body mass index of 30kg/m^2 or higher
Reasons for growing Obesity Ans✓✓✓Cheap food/easy
access/processed/income/lifestyle
Malnutrition Ans✓✓✓Individual either not getting enough or getting too
much calories or other nutrients
Primary Malnutrition Ans✓✓✓Simply getting too much or not enough
of a nutrient
Secondary Malnutrition Ans✓✓✓When someone has a kind of illness or
disease, and cannot properly process nutrients
Gene Ans✓✓✓Basic unit of heredity; directs growth, development of
body
Risk Factor Ans✓✓✓Increase chance of developing a disease
, Hunger Ans✓✓✓Physical need for food
Appetite Ans✓✓✓Desire to eat or reject food
Nutrition Ans✓✓✓The science of how humans obtain/use food
Three basic functions of Nutrients Ans✓✓✓Regulate body processes,
contribute to cell and body structure, supply energy
Six groups of nutrients Ans✓✓✓Protein, Lipids, Water, Minerals,
Vitamins, Carbohydrates
Macronutrient Ans✓✓✓Need to consume lots of nutrient
Micronutrient Ans✓✓✓Only need little amounts of nutrient
Carbohydrates Ans✓✓✓Primary source of energy for the body
Protein Ans✓✓✓supports tissue growth, repair and maintenance
Lipids Ans✓✓✓Major form of stored energy