GTGF Ch 2: Nutrient Needs

Match the following

• Protein that contains all nine essential amino acids

• nutrition

• The study of how the body uses the nutrients in food.

• minerals

• A purified nutrient or nonnutrient substance that is manufactured or extracted from natural sources.

• dietary supplement

• An inorganic substance that becomes part of the bones, soft tissues, and body fluids.

• fortified food

• a food to which nutrients are added in amounts greater than what would naturally occur in the food.

• complete protein

Match the following

• Waves of muscle contractions that push food through the digestive tract.

• peristalsis

• An indigestible material in plant foods that provides bulk in the diet.

• cholesterol

• A fatlike substance found in every cell in the body.

• rickets

• A disease caused by Vidamin D deficiencies.

• hydrogenation

• The Process by which hydrogen atoms are added to unsaturated fatty acids in liquid oils.

• fiber

An overweight person may be malnourished.

• True

• False

Failure to meet the body's nutrient needs may result in a deficiency disease.

• True

• False

A nutrient is a chemical substance in food that helps maintain the body.

• True

• False

Starch is the most abundant carbohydrate in the diet.

• True

• False

Meats are an excellent source of carbohydrates.

• True

• False

Fats are important energy sources.

• True

• False

Cholsterol occurs only in foods of plant origin.

• True

• False

If a diet does not supply enough fats and carbohydrates, the body will use proteins for energy before using them to support growth and maintenance.

• True

• False