Vocabulary: Food & Nutrition 30.2

A lipid present in animal cells and body fluids which in excessive amounts is associated with health risks such as heart attacks and strokes.

• Starch

• Cholesterol

• Mineral

• Unsaturated fat

Food or substance that supplies the body with elements necessary for metabolism

• Nutrient

• Water

• Electrolyte

• Amino Acid

Smallest amount of energy needed by the body at rest (to stay alive) in an awake state, comfortable conditions, & while fasting.

• BMI (Body Mass Index)

• RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance)

• BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate)

• SDA (Specific Dynamic Action)

Complex carbohydrate ( polysaccharide) found in stems, bark, and fibrous parts of plants that is not digestible by animals.

• Starch

• Glycogen

• Cellulose

• Monosaccharide

A carbohydrate molecule composed of a single sugar unit.

• Disaccharide

• Monosaccharide

• Polysaccharide

• Glycogen

Type of polysaccharides that are used by plants for energy storage.

• Starch

• Glycogen

• Cellulose

• Monosaccharide

Complex carbohydrate that is found stored in the muscles and liver of animals until it is needed as glucose

• Starch

• Glycogen

• Cellulose

• Monosaccharide

Organic substances that are essential in small quantities.

• Fats

• Protein

• Vitamin

• Minerals

The amount of energy used to digest, absorb, & process food.

• BMI (Body Mass Index)

• RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance)

• BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate)

• SDA (Specific Dynamic Action)

Compounds containing long chains of amino acids

• Fats

• Protein

• Vitamin

• Minerals