front 1 Basal Metabolic Rate | back 1 the minimum number of calories your body requires to maintain essential life-sustaining functions—such as breathing, circulation, and cell production—while at rest, typically accounting for 60-70% of daily energy expenditure |
front 2 Calories | back 2 units of energy that fuel your body for essential functions, physical activity, and digestion |
front 3 Carbohydrates | back 3 essential macronutrients composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
front 4 Cholesterol | back 4 a waxy, fat-like substance made by the liver or consumed in animal products, which can build up in arteries and increase the risk of heart disease or stroke |
front 5 Diabetes | back 5 a chronic condition characterized by high blood sugar resulting from inadequate insulin production or usage |
front 6 Dietary Fiber | back 6 a non-digestible plant-based carbohydrate that promotes digestion, controls weight, and helps manage blood sugar and cholesterol levels. |
front 7 Digestive system | back 7 a complex,9-meter-long, multi-organ system that breaks down food into nutrients for energy, growth, and repair, while expelling waste |
front 8 Electrolytes | back 8 electrically charged minerals—including sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, and phosphate |
front 9 Fats | back 9 essential macronutrients and energy-dense compounds (9 calories per gram) that provide fuel, aid vitamin absorption, build cell membranes, and support hormone production |
front 10 Macronutrients | back 10 carbohydrates, proteins, and fats |
front 11 Metabolism | back 11 the continuous set of chemical reactions in cells that converts food into energy to fuel vital functions like breathing, circulating blood, and repairing cells |
front 12 Micronutrients | back 12 essential vitamins and minerals required in small amounts for vital bodily functions, including metabolism, immunity, and bone health |
front 13 Minerals | back 13 naturally occurring, inorganic solid compounds or elements with a defined chemical composition and ordered atomic structure, forming the building blocks of rocks. |
front 14 Nutrients | back 14 essential chemical substances obtained from food—primarily carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and wate |
front 15 Protein | back 15 an essential macronutrient made of amino acids that builds muscle, enzymes, and hormones |
front 16 Saturated Fat | back 16 found in animal products like fatty meats, butter, cheese, and whole milk, as well as tropical oils (coconut, palm) and many processed/fried foods, baked goods, and desserts |
front 17 Trans Fat | back 17 an unsaturated fat with a specific chemical structure (trans double bonds) that makes it less healthy than other fats |
front 18 Unsaturated Fat | back 18 healthy, liquid-at-room-temperature fats that improve blood cholesterol levels, ease inflammation, and support heart health |
front 19 Vitamins | back 19 essential organic compounds, required in small amounts for normal cell function, growth, and development, which the body cannot produce enough of on its own and must obtain from food or supplements |
front 20 Water | back 20 Water is a clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid () that is essential for all known forms of life. It forms rain, streams, lakes, and seas, and exists in solid (ice), liquid, and gas (vapor) states. Water is a universal solvent and a major component of living matter. |