Nutrition Vocabulary

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  1. 2. An inorganic element needed in small amounts as a nutrient to perform
  2. 3. A group of compounds that includes triglycerides (fats and oils),
  3. 6. in the refining process.
  4. 7. main source of energy.
  5. 9. A concentrated source of a nutrient, usually in pill, liquid, or powder
  6. 11. A substance that reacts with free radicals (unstable single oxygen
  7. 12. lipoprotein, A lipoprotein that carries cholesterol made by the
  8. 13. An energy-yielding nutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and
  9. 15. is also found in foods of animal origin.
  10. 16. make for itself.
  11. 19. carbohydrate, A monosaccharide or disaccharide.
  12. 22. through the bloodstream to body cells.
  13. 24. and fibers. Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of energy.
  14. 25. food, A food that has had vitamins and minerals added back that were
  15. 26. A monosaccharide that circulates in the bloodstream and serves as the
  16. 28. processes
  17. 29. lipoprotein (HDL), A lipoprotein that picks up cholesterol from
  18. 31. in human health.
  19. 33. fiber, The non-digestible carbohydrates and lignins that make up the
  20. 34. One of the six classes of nutrients that includes sugars,
  21. 35. active in the body at the cellular level.
  22. 38. amino acids.
  23. 40. carbohydrate, A polysaccharide. Starch and fiber are complex
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  1. 1. A hormone secreted by the pancreas to regulate blood glucose level.
  2. 4. protein, A protein that is missing or short in one or more of the
  3. 5. An organic compound needed in tiny amounts as a nutrient to regulate
  4. 8. A white, waxy lipid made by the body that is part of every cell.
  5. 10. protein, A protein that contains all the indispensable amino acids.
  6. 14. fiber, The isolated, non-digestible carbohydrates that have beneficial
  7. 17. for removal from the body.
  8. 18. Health-enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that
  9. 19. for use as a food additive.
  10. 20. vitamin, A vitamin, specifically vitamin A, D, E, or K, that dissolves in
  11. 21. the body and transfers it to other lipoproteins for transport back to the
  12. 23. amino acids, The amino acids the body
  13. 27. to protect other substances from harmful effects of the free radicals.
  14. 30. fibrous cell walls of plants.
  15. 32. (lecithin), and sterols (cholesterol).
  16. 36. functions in the body.
  17. 37. acid, One of the building blocks of protein molecules.
  18. 39. sugar, A carbohydrate sweetener that is separated from its natural