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- 3. label ingredient list It shows you some key nutrients that impact your health. You can use the label to support your personal dietary needs – look for foods that contain more of the nutrients you want to get more of and less of the nutrients you may want to limit. Nutrients to get less of: Saturated Fat, Sodium, and Added Sugar
- 4. is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms
- 8. are sugars. They include the white table sugar we think of when we hear the word "sugar." But they also include naturally occurring sugars such as those found in fruit and milk, and the refined sugars added to many processed foods.
- 9. which are liquid at room temperature, are considered beneficial fats because they can improve blood cholesterol levels, ease inflammation, stabilize heart rhythms, and play a number of other beneficial roles.
- 10. 13 essential A, C, D, E, K, and the B (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, B6, B12, and folate).
- 16. what are the different types of
- 20. If you eat more than you burn, you gain weight. And if you eat fewer and burn more through physical activity, you lose weight. In the past, research found about 3,500 of energy equaled about 1 pound (0.45 kilogram) of fat.
- 23. made up of sugar molecules that are strung together in long, complex chains
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- 1. where would one go to see if a serving of food is high or low in a nutrient and whether a serving of the food contributes a lot, or a little, to your daily diet for each nutrient
- 2. A food that has nutrients added back that were lost during processing. Examples are bread, pasta, and other products made from white flour that have B vitamins added back.
- 5. antonyms of their plate
- 6. is an important part of a healthy diet. are made up of chemical 'building blocks' called amino acids. Your body uses amino acids to build and repair muscles and bones and to make hormones and enzymes. They can also be used as an energy source.
- 7. is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Hâ‚‚O. It is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, and it is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms
- 11. sugar "The effects of intake — higher blood pressure, inflammation, weight gain, diabetes, and fatty liver disease — are all linked to an increased risk for heart attack and stroke," says Dr. Hu.
- 12. How does raise your blood pressure? makes your body hold onto water. If you eat too much, the extra water in your blood means there is extra pressure on your blood vessel walls, raising your blood pressure.
- 13. how many different are in food
- 14. nutrients traditionally we think of the six as carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and water. Think of carbohydrates as the body's source of fuel. All carbohydrates are broken down into glucose and used to fuel body systems and activity.
- 15. a compound of the sterol type found in most body tissues and its derivatives are important constituents of cell membranes and precursors of other steroid compounds, but a high proportion in the blood of low-density lipoprotein (which transports to the tissues) is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease.
- 16. Can eating more_help me lose weight
- 17. have one or more of three basic functions: they provide energy, contribute to body structure, and/or regulate chemical processes in the body.
- 18. A type of fat that has certain chemical properties and is usually found in processed foods such as baked goods, snack foods, fried foods, shortening, margarine, and certain vegetable oils
- 19. a type of fat containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules without double bonds, considered to be less healthy in the diet than unsaturated fat.
- 21. calories As a rule of thumb, if a food does not contain nutrients or if the calories from sugar and fats outweigh the nutrients found in the food
- 22. (of a place) provided with defensive works as protection against attack./A food that has extra nutrients added to it or has nutrients added that are not normally there