Macronutrient

3. an essential amino acid that cannot be produced by the human body and must be obtained through diet
4. a nonessential amino acid the body makes from another amino acid called phenylalanine
6. carbs are a shorter molecular strand and break down in the body faster, which gives the body energy but for shorter amounts of time
7. carbohydrates found in foods like potatoes and grains
8. contains the entire grain
9. made up of chemical building block called amino acids
11. type of fat that raises cholesterol in the blood
12. comes from plant foods and is the indigestible part of the plant foods
13. type of diabetes happens because the body can no longer regulate and use glucose as a fuel in an efficient way.
14. draws water into your stool, making it softer/easier to pass wit less strain on bowel

1. carbs with a longer molecular strand, take more time to break down
2. raises your LDL cholesterol levels and lower your HDL
5. foods that don't have a lot of nutrients
6. dissolve in water, create a gel, slow digestion
10. A unit of energy, often used to express the nutritional value of foods, equivalent to the heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C