front 1 Basal Metabolic Rate | back 1 the number of calories you burn as your body performs basic (basal) life-sustaining function. |
front 2 Calories | back 2 a unit of energy. |
front 3 Carbohydrates | back 3 sugar molecules. |
front 4 Cholesterol | back 4 a waxy substance found in your blood |
front 5 Diabetes | back 5 a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy |
front 6 Dietary Fiber | back 6 found in wholegrain cereals and fruit and vegetables. |
front 7 Digestive system | back 7 made up of organs that are important for digesting food and liquids. |
front 8 Electrolytes | back 8 minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge. |
front 9 Fats | back 9 nutrients in food that the body uses to build cell membranes, nerve tissue (including the brain), and hormones. |
front 10 Macronutrients | back 10 the nutrients we need in larger quantities that provide us with energy |
front 11 Metabolism | back 11 the chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy |
front 12 Micronutrients | back 12 vitamins and minerals |
front 13 Minerals | back 13 a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties. |
front 14 Nutrients | back 14 a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life. |
front 15 Protein | back 15 a nutrient your body needs to grow and repair cells, and to work properly |
front 16 Saturated Fat | back 16 a type of dietary fat. |
front 17 Trans Fat | back 17 formed through an industrial process that adds hydrogen to vegetable oil, which causes the oil to become solid at room temperature |
front 18 Unsaturated Fat | back 18 Unsaturated fats · Sunflower, corn, soybean, and flaxseed oils · Walnuts · Flax seeds · Fish · Canola oil – though higher in monounsaturated fat, it's also a good thing for your body |
front 19 Vitamins | back 19 any of a group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body. |
front 20 Water | back 20 Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H 2O. It is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance |