Chapter 10 OB

Match the following

• calorie

• An environmental factor that influences food choices is ____.

• nutrients

• The psychological desire for food is referred to as ____.

• hunger

• Substances in food that your body needs for growth, repair and energy are ____.

• appetite

• The natural physical drive to eat when your body needs food is ____.

• time

• The energy in food or used up by activity is measured in a unit called a(n) ____.

Match the following

• starches and sugars in food that provide most of the body’s energy

• vitamins

• compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes

• carbohydrates

• tough, complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest

• proteins

• waxy, fatlike substance found in the blood

• Fiber

• nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues

• cholesterol

Match the following

• A condition in which the body’s immune system reacts to substances in some foods is a ___.

• foodborne illness

• The amount of a nutrient that you need each day is its ___.

• food additive

• A substance added to food to improve its taste, texture, or appearance is called a ___.

• daily value

• A negative reaction to food that does not involve the immune system is a ___.

• food allergy

• A disease caused by bacteria or viruses in food is known as a ___.

• food intollerance

Good nutrition can affect your lifelong health by

• increasing your risk of stroke.

• helping you avoid weight gain.

• causing cardiovascular disease.

• leading to osteoporosis.

The aroma of freshly-baked bread makes you crave bread even when your stomach is full. This is an example of

• hunger

• appetite

• physical drive

• emotional need

What are some reasons why people eat when they are not hungry?

• stress and tension

• boredom and frustration

• loneliness and depression

• all of the above

“Mindless eating” is most likely to cause you to

• gain weight

• feel hungry

• forget to eat

• need food

Food choices can be influenced by such environmental influences as

• hunger

• appetitie

• depression

• advertising

Which type of nutrient is NOT a source of energy?

• proteins

• carbohydrates

• water

• fats

A good source of complex carbohydrates is

• fruit

• honey

• beans

• eggs