front 1 Basal Metabolic Rate | back 1 the minimum number of calories your body needs to function at a basic level |
front 2 Calories | back 2 units that measure the energy content of foods and beverages. |
front 3 Carbohydrates | back 3 sugar molecules |
front 4 Cholesterol | back 4 a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body |
front 5 Diabetes | back 5 a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces |
front 6 Dietary Fiber | back 6 components of the plant cell wall that resist digestion by secretions of the human alimentary tract |
front 7 Digestive system | back 7 ingestion, propulsion, mechanical or physical digestion, chemical digestion, secretion, absorption, and defecation |
front 8 Electrolytes | back 8 minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge |
front 9 Fats | back 9 a type of nutrient that you get from your diet |
front 10 Macronutrients | back 10 no data |
front 11 Metabolism | back 11 all the chemical processes going on continuously inside your body that allow life and normal functioning |
front 12 Micronutrients | back 12 vitamins and minerals needed by the body in very small amounts |
front 13 Minerals | back 13 naturally occurring elements or compounds. |
front 14 Nutrients | back 14 chemical substances required by the body to sustain basic functions |
front 15 Protein | back 15 made up of chemical 'building blocks' called amino acids. |
front 16 Saturated Fat | back 16 one of the unhealthy fats, along with trans fat |
front 17 Trans Fat | back 17 no data |
front 18 Unsaturated Fat | back 18 avocados, nuts, seeds, olives, and olive oils. |
front 19 Vitamins | back 19 vitamins A, C, D, E, K, and the B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, B6, B12, and folate) |
front 20 Water | back 20 the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter |