Nutrition

Question 1

Substances you body needs to function

Answer 1

Nutrients

Question 2

A natural signal to prevent starvation (a need to eat)

Answer 2

Hunger

Question 3

A desire to eat something

Answer 3

Appetite

Question 4

A process by which the body takes in and uses food

Answer 4

Nutrition

Question 5

Starches/sugars found in food

Answer 5

Carbs

Question 6

A sugar by which is the body’s chief fuel

Answer 6

Glucose

Question 7

A starch stored in the liver and muscles the body uses to convert to energy

Answer 7

Glycogen

Question 8

Nutrients that helps build and maintain body tissue

Answer 8

Protein

Question 9

Building blocks for body proteins (20 of them)

Answer 9

Amino acids

Question 10

A fat like substance produced in the liver

Answer 10

Cholesterol

Question 11

Regulate many vital body processes (digestion, absorption, metabolism

Answer 11

Vitamins

Question 12

Inorganic substances that help regulate body processes ( can’t be body made)

Answer 12

Minerals

Question 13

Vital to ALL body functions

Answer 13

Water

Question 14

The amount of nutrition needed to prevent deficiencies

Answer 14

Recommended Dietary Allowance

Question 15

Things added to food for a desired effect

Answer 15

Food Additives

Question 16

A food which nutrients that were lost in processing are added back

Answer 16

Enriched Food

Question 17

The addition of non-natural nutrients

Answer 17

Fortification

Question 18

The price of a product based on the cost of standard unit

Answer 18

Unit pricing