flashcards 7th NUTRITION TEST 25 26

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The process by which the body takes in and uses food.

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Nutrition

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What are the 6 nutrients essential for growth and maintenance of life?

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Carbohydrates, Fats, Water, Protein, Minerals, and Vitamins

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What measures energy in food?

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Calories

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Which nutrient helps rebuild and repair muscles?

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Protein

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Which nutrient insulates the body against the cold and protects internal organs?

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Fats

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Which nutrient helps control body functions such as digestion, metabolism, and wound healing?

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Vitamins

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Which nutrient carries/transports other nutrients and oxygen throughout the body? It also makes up about 75% of your body.

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Water

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Which nutrient are substances that the body CANNOT manufacture, but are needed for forming healthy bones and teeth and regulating many vital body processes? (HINT: Found in rocks, but you don't have to eat rocks)

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Minerals

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Which nutrient is our body's MAIN source of energy? Options: Carbohydrates, Fats, Water, Minerals

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Carbohydrates

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Which one of these is considered the "good fats" that we get from foods? Options: Unsaturated Fat, Trans Fat, Saturated, Carbs

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Unsaturated Fat