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1. Nutrients 2. Carbohydrates
DEFINITION
Chemicals in food that help your body perform all its functions. Compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; a major source of energy for your body. A type of sugar that provides fuel for work done by the body`s cells. A chain of many glucose molecules. A complex molecule constructed from amino acids. Twenty different kinds of building blocks of protein. Proteins that speed up specific chemical reactions without being consumed in the reactions. Molecules formed from fatty acids and glycerol that store energy in your body and help your body absorb fat-soluble vitamins; can be divided into saturated, unsaturated, and trans fats; also called lipids. Organic nutrients that regulate your body processes and perform chemical reactions. Inorganic nutrients, such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, copper, sodium, and zinc. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1C; one dietary Calorie is equal to 1000 calories. A substance that is purified from foods and taken like a medicine to provide health benefits including disease prevention. A food that has health benefits, including disease, prevention, that are beyond the normal nutritional benefit of the food. Food that contain substances that support health and that may help to strengthen the body`s natural defence against disease. The act of eating or drinking. Is the process of breaking food down into molecules that are small enough for the body to absorb. Occurs in the small intestine, where the cells absorb small molecules. Is the process of removing from the digestive
8. Fats
12. Nutraceutical
14. Probiotics
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24. Epiglottis
25. Peristalsis
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