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- 3. Inorganic elements needed by the body.
- 5. Dietary Allowances (RDA) The daily amount of a nutrient (statistically determined from the EARs) considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of almost 98 percent of all healthy people in the United States.
- 7. nutrients Carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals, and water—the nutrients the human body requires for survival.
- 9. Values (DVs) Reference values for nutrients and food components used in food labels.
- 11. Man's best friend
- 14. disorder An eating disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of eating excessive amounts of food within a relatively short time.
- 17. Tablets, pills, capsules, liquids, or powders that contain vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, or fiber that are taken to increase the intake of these substances.
- 18. Reference Intakes (DRIs) Four types of nutrient standards that are used to establish adequate amounts and maximum safe nutrient intakes in the diet: Estimated Average Requirements (EAR), Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), Adequate Intakes (AI), and Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL).
- 20. Intakes (AI) The recommended amount of a nutrient intake when sufficient evidence is not available to calculate the EAR and subsequent RDA.
- 22. Individuals whose diet is of vegetable or plant origin.
- 23. The science that studies the relationship of foods to optimal health and performance.
- 24. dietitian (RD) A person with a college degree in dietetics who meets all certification and continuing education requirements of the American Dietetic Association or Dietitians of Canada.
- 25. (lipids) A class of nutrients that the body uses as a source of energy.
- 26. Compounds that prevent oxygen from combining with other substances it might damage.
- 29. A class of nutrients that the body uses to build and repair body tissues.
- 30. glycation end products (AGEs) Derivatives of glucose-protein and glucose-lipid interactions that are linked to aging and chronic diseases.
- 32. nervosa An eating disorder characterized by a pattern of binge eating and purging.
- 34. Cessation of regular menstrual flow.
- 35. Average Requirements (EAR) The amount of a nutrient that meets the dietary needs of half the people.
- 36. Large marsupial
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- 1. The amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1°C; used to measure the energy value of food and the cost of physical activity.
- 2. Foods that are used as energy sources (carbohydrates, fat, protein).
- 4. A reaction in which the result is greater than the sum of its two parts.
- 6. The nutrients the body needs in proportionately large amounts; carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and water are examples.
- 8. Upper Intake Levels (UL) The highest level of nutrient intake that appears to be safe for most healthy people without an increased risk of adverse effects.
- 10. Substances found in food that provide energy, regulate metabolism, and help with growth and repair of body tissues.
- 12. Compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that the body uses as its major source of energy.
- 13. Compounds found in vegetables and fruits with cancer-fighting properties.
- 15. The nutrients the body needs in small quantities—vitamins and minerals—that serve specific roles in transformation of energy and body tissue synthesis.
- 16. energy requirement (EER) The average dietary energy (caloric) intake that is predicted to maintain energy balance in a healthy adult of defined age, gender, weight, height, and level of physical activity, consistent with good health.
- 19. Plant material that human digestive enzymes cannot digest.
- 20. nervosa An eating disorder characterized by self-imposed starvation to lose weight and then maintain very low body weight.
- 21. Likes to chase mice
- 27. Organic substances essential for normal bodily metabolism, growth, and development.
- 28. For most vitamins, 10 times the RDA or more; for vitamin A, five times the RDA.
- 31. Has a trunk
- 33. Flying mammal
- 34. acids The basic building blocks of protein.