front 1 Basal Metabolic Rate | back 1 the minimum amount of energy required |
front 2 Calories | back 2 a unit of energy used to measure the amount of heat produced by food when it is digested |
front 3 Carbohydrates | back 3 organic compounds that serve as the primary source of energy for the body |
front 4 Cholesterol | back 4 a waxy substance found in the body's cells and bloodstream |
front 5 Diabetes | back 5 a chronic condition that affects how the body uses glucose (sugar) for energy |
front 6 Dietary Fiber | back 6 a complex carbohydrate found in plants, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes |
front 7 Digestive system | back 7 breaks down food into nutrients for energy, growth, and repair through a series of organs including the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine |
front 8 Electrolytes | back 8 minerals with an electrical charge that are essential for many bodily functions, including nerve and muscle function, hydration, and maintaining pH balance |
front 9 Fats | back 9 essential nutrients that play vital roles in the human body. |
front 10 Macronutrients | back 10 a type of food (e.g. fat, protein, carbohydrate) required in large amounts in the diet. |
front 11 Metabolism | back 11 the complex series of chemical reactions that occur within living organisms, converting nutrients into energy and building blocks for cells and tissues |
front 12 Micronutrients | back 12 essential nutrients that the body needs in small amounts to maintain overall health and well-being |
front 13 Minerals | back 13 naturally occurring, inorganic solids with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure |
front 14 Nutrients | back 14 chemical substances found in food that are essential for growth, development, and maintaining good health |
front 15 Protein | back 15 an essential nutrient made of amino acids that helps the body grow, repair cells, and perform vital functions like making enzymes and hormones |
front 16 Saturated Fat | back 16 a type of dietary fat |
front 17 Trans Fat | back 17 a type of unsaturated fat that has an altered chemical structure. |
front 18 Unsaturated Fat | back 18 fatty acids that contain one or more double bonds between carbon atoms in their chemical structure |
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 a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. |