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Nutrition
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Health Care
9th Grade
12/07/2006

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Nutrition
Definition
The process by which the body takes in and uses food
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Nutrient
Definition
Substances in food that the body needs to grow, repair itself and supply energy
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3 functions that a food must provide to be considered a nutrient
Definition
1 must help-regulate body processes, repair body and help it grow and supply energy
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Physical Health
Definition
A balanced diet provides growth and maintenence for a healthy body
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Environment
Definition
food choices are linked to culture, family, social, relationships and media
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Emotions
Definition
it controls, relives tension and boredom
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Why is adolacence most important growht period?
Definition
High energy use, active growth, 2nd biggest growth period
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Calorie
Definition
The energy produced by food when oxidized by the body
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Empty calorie
Definition
Stored as fat, from sugers
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Quality Calorie
Definition
Food that provides energy for the body
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What are the Recommended Dietary Allowances
Definition
A guide to plan meals with the 19 essential nuitrents to stay healthy
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What is the US Dietary Guidelines or Daily Food Guide
Definition
It gives the consumer an easy way to choose a varied diet
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Carbohydrates
Definition
Provide short term energy
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Complex carbs
Definition
-Starches-body must break down the complex starch into a simple to burn as energy
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Fats/Lipids
Definition
They provide X2 the energy of Carbs
-unsaturated or saturated
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Minerals
Definition
Forms healthy bones, body cannot manufacture
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Proteins
Definition
Helps maintain body cells and tissue
-makes amino acids
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Vitamins
Definition
Maintain vital processes
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Water
Definition
Vital to evey body function, transports and lubricates
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Cholesterol
Definition
Lipid like substance-circulates through blood
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Dietary Cholesterol
Definition
Found only in animal foods
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Serum Cholesterol
Definition
manufactured within the body
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Serving size-Grain
Definition
6-11
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Vegetable
Definition
3-5
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Fruit
Definition
2-4
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Milk
Definition
3-4 teens, 2-3 adults
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meat + beans
Definition
2-3
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Fat oils and sweets
Definition
sparingly
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To lose or maintain wieght
Definition
-Exercise, -less calories, -drink water before meal
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Tips on controlling diet
Definition
1.light or lean, 2. take skin off 2. no high fat dairy 3. low fat condaments 4.cut out soda 5. no empty calories
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Why important to moderate salt and suger
Definition
bad for health, can help problems that you already have
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Healthy eating patterns-Meals
Definition
More freucuently-lower the protions
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Snacking
Definition
Reduced fat, whole grain, fruits and vegetables
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Eating out
Definition
split portions, ask fro dressing on the side
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Parts of food label-Serving size
Definition
Reflects how much a person should eat
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List of nuitrients
Definition
a list of nuitrients
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Daily values
Definition
based on a 2000 calorie diet
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Calorie per gram
Definition
4 calories per protein, 9 iin fat, 4 per gram--Bases off of fat calories and protiens
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% daily value
Definition
show how food fits into a daily diet-based off of %s
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Ingredient listing
Definition
list of Ingredient by wieght-desending
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Unit pricing allows u to
Definition
compare prices
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Wieght control
Definition
technique to control good wieght
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Overwieght
Definition
over the standard wieght range
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Underwieght
Definition
lower than the standard wieght range
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Healthy wiehgt
Definition
A target wieght for your wieght range
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Steps for an effective weight control plan
Definition
1target weight, 2set goals, 3personalize your plan, 4wrie down goal, 5evaluate your process
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