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WorksheetsNutrition Vocab #2 Words
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a unit used to measure the energy or heat food supplies to the body?
Calorie
Carbohydrates
Minerals
Saturated Fat
What is the nutrients that supply energy and help the body use other nutrients called?
Carbohydrates
Minerals
Nutrient
Protein
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?
Digestion
Water
Minerals
Fat
What is the nutrient needed to supply stored energy; found in oils, butter, lard; the most calorically dense nutrient; provides body insulation called?
Fat
Protein
Nutrient
Vitamins
What are the nutrients that help build body structure and regulate many processes in the body called?
Minerals
Protein
Vitamins
Carbohydrates
What is the part of a food that is used by our bodies called?
Nutrient
Minerals
Fat
Vitamins
What is the nutrient that builds and repairs body cells and helps to form antibodies to fight infections called?
Protein
Minerals
Nutrient
Saturated Fats
What are the nutrients that are essential for body growth, resisting infection, and keeping the body function properly called?
Vitamins
Minerals
Fat
Carbohydrates
This substance is not a nutrient, but you can’t live without it; needed to transport materials through the body, helps muscles move, keeps body tissues from sticking together?
Water
Polyunsaturated Fats
Calorie
Protein
This fat tends to lower cholesterol levels; found in plant foods?
Polyunsaturated Fats
Saturated Fats
Lard
Trans Fats
What fat tends to raise cholesterol levels; found in most animal products?
Saturated Fats
Polyunsaturated Fats
Lard
Trans Fats
