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- 5. Cessation of regular menstrual flow.
- 6. Fat cells in the body.
- 7. One of the B vitamins
- 8. The amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree centigrade; used to measure the energy value of food and cost (energy expenditure) of physical activity.
- 12. A low sodium concentration in the blood caused by over-hydration with water.
- 14. Substances acted on by an enzyme (e.g., carbohydrates, fats).
- 15. Carbohydrates formed by three or more simple sugar molecules linked together; also referred to as polysaccharides.
- 16. The recommended amount of a nutrient intake when sufficient evidence is not available to calculate the EAR and subsequent RDA.
- 17. Vegetarians who eat no animal products at all.
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- 1. Vegetarians who include eggs and milk products in their diet.
- 2. Formed by simple or double sugar units with little nutritive value; divided into monosaccharides and disaccharides.
- 3. Increasing intake of carbohydrates during heavy aerobic training or prior to aerobic endurance events that last longer than 90 minutes.
- 4. Inorganic nutrients essential for normal body functions; found in the body and in food.
- 9. Compounds such as vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and selenium that prevent oxygen from combining with other substances in the body to form harmful compounds.
- 10. For most vitamins, 10 times the RDA or more; for vitamin A, 5 times the RDA.
- 11. Compounds thought to prevent and fight cancer; found in large quantities in fruits and vegetables.
- 13. A classification of nutrients containing carbon, hydrogen, some oxygen, and sometimes other chemical elements.