front 1 Basal Metabolic Rate | back 1 the minimum number of calories your body requires to perform essential, life-sustaining functions—such as breathing, circulation, and cell production—while at complete rest. |
front 2 Calories | back 2 a unit of measurement for energy, defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by |
front 3 Carbohydrates | back 3 organic macromolecules consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, acting as the body’s primary energy source |
front 4 Cholesterol | back 4 a waxy, fat-like substance produced by the liver and found in all body cells, essential for making hormones, vitamin D, and digesting food. |
front 5 Diabetes | back 5 a chronic condition causing high blood sugar (glucose) because the body cannot produce or effectively use insulin, a hormone that converts food into energy. |
front 6 Dietary Fiber | back 6 the indigestible part of plant-based foods—such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes—that passes through the digestive system without being broken down. |
front 7 Digestive system | back 7 a complex group of organs that work together to turn food into energy and basic nutrients to feed the entire body. |
front 8 Electrolytes | back 8 essential minerals—such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium—that carry an electric charge when dissolved in bodily fluids like blood and urine |
front 9 Fats | back 9 essential macronutrients (lipids) that provide the body with energy, support cell growth, and aid nutrient absorption |
front 10 Macronutrients | back 10 nutrients required by the body in large quantities to provide energy (calories), support growth, and maintain health. |
front 11 Metabolism | back 11 the sum of all chemical reactions that occur within living organisms to maintain life, converting food into energy and building materials for growth, repair, and reproduction |
front 12 Micronutrients | back 12 essential vitamins and minerals required by the body in small quantities to enable enzymes, hormones, and other substances necessary for growth, development, and immune function. |
front 13 Minerals | back 13 a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic structure |
front 14 Nutrients | back 14 chemical substances found in food—including proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water—that the body requires to function, grow, repair tissues, and produce energy. |
front 15 Protein | back 15 large, complex macronolecules composed of long, folded chains of amino acids, which are essential for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs |
front 16 Saturated Fat | back 16 a type of dietary fat with carbon chains fully "saturated" with hydrogen atoms, containing no double bonds. |
front 17 Trans Fat | back 17 man made fat |
front 18 Unsaturated Fat | back 18 healthy dietary fats that are generally liquid at room temperature, containing one or more double bonds in their chemical structure. |
front 19 Vitamins | back 19 essential organic compounds, required in small quantities, that the body cannot synthesize in sufficient amounts and must obtain through diet or supplements to maintain health and normal growth |
front 20 Water | back 20 a clear, odorless, tasteless, and colorless inorganic liquid compound essential for all known living organisms, covering over 70% of Earth's surface |