Nutrition Vocab

The body's primary source of energy is?

• Cabohydrates

• Protein

• Sugars

• Fats

The chemical process by which your body breaks down food and releases energy is known as

• Metabolism

• Digestion

• diet

This is known as the amount of energy released by something you eat or drink

• Calorie

• Carbohydrate

• protein

• dairy

A nutrient is something the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues, and obtain energy.A nutrient is something the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues, and obtain energy.

• True

• False

These types of fats have positive health effects on the body

• Unsaturated

• saturated

The main purpose of proteins is to build and repair muscle

• True

• False

What are Amino Acids

• They provide energy in carbohydrates

• They are molecules found in proteins

• They are the main make up of vitamins

What is the process by which nutrients are changed chemically in the stomach and intestines into a form that can be absorbed into and used by the body called?

• Water

• Fat

• Digestion

• Minerals

What is the nutrient needed to supply stored energy; found in oils, butter, lard; the most calorically dense nutrient; provides body insulation called?

• Nutrient

• Fat

• Protein

• Vitamins

What does purging mean