Chapter 1

2. an important element in organic nutrients
7. person’s way of living
11. substances that are made by plants that are not nutrients but may be healthful
12. carbohydrates, lipids, minerals, water
14. nutrients needed in gram amounts every day that provide energy
15. most essential nutrient
16. contains 7 kcal per gram
17. study of nutrients and how the body uses them
19. chemically unstable factors that can damage or destroy cells

1. unit of measuring food energy
3. personal characteristics that increases a person's chances of developing a disease
4. life-sustaining chemicals in food that are necessary for proper body function
5. total of all chemical processes that take place in living cells
6. nutrients needed in milligrams or microgram amounts
8. phytochemical that provides stimulating effects to the body
9. calories from unhealthy fats, added sugars, and/or alcohol
10. usual pattern of food choices
13. smallest living functional unit
18. state of health that occurs when the body is not properly nourished