Chapter 10 Health

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Nutrition

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The study of nutrients and how the body uses them

Question 1

Nutrients

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Substances in food that your body needs

Question 2

Appetite

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The psychological desire for food

Question 3

Hunger

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The body’s physical need for food

Question 4

Carbohydrates

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Sugars and starches that occur naturally in foods, mainly in plants.

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Fiber

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This is the parts of fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans that your body cannot digest

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Proteins

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Nutrients your body build, repair, and maintain cells and tissues

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Saturated fats

Answer 7

Fats that are solid at room temperature

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Unsaturated fats

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Fats that remain liquid at room temperature

Question 9

Vitamins

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Substances that help your body fight infections and use other nutrients, among other jobs

Question 10

Minerals

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These are elements that help form healthy bones and teeth, and regulate curtain body processes

Question 11

MyPyramid food guidance system

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A system designed to help Americans make healthy food choices

Question 12

Calorie

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A unit of heat that measures the energy available in food

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Sodium

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A nutrient that helps control the amount of food in your body

Question 14

Food-borne illness

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A sickness resulting from eating food that is not safe to eat

Question 15

Empty calorie foods

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Foods that offer few, if any, nutrients but do supply calories

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Nutrients density

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The amount of nutrients relative to the number of calories that provide