Nutrition and Diet

3. loss of appetite
6. a rhythmic wavelike motion of the muscles
7. process by which the body breaks down food into smaller parts, changes the food chemically, and moves the food through the digestive system
10. the basic components of all body cells
13. The amount of heat produced during metabolism is the way the energy content of food is measured
14. organic compounds that are essential to life
15. diet Similar to regular diet, but the food must require little chewing and be easy to digest
18. the fibrous, indigestible form of plant carbohydrate
19. Includes both clear liquids and full liquids
20. organic molecules that help protect the body from harmful chemicals called free medicals

1. nutrients are composed of chemical elements found in food
2. over weight
4. a state of good health with optimal body function
5. includes all body processes relating to food
8. status State or conditions of one’s nutrition
9. inorganic (nonliving) elements found in all the body tissues
11. the major source of readily usable human energy
12. process in which blood or lymph capillaries pick up the digested nutrients
16. a sterol lipid found in the body cells and animal products
17. diet Balanced diet usually used for the patient with no dietary restrictions