Scurvy is a short term deficiency.

Units used to measure the energy value of foods.

The body's chief source of energy.

energy source; nutrient

Thiamin deficiency can become severe and result in a disease of the nervous system is ____

Fat-soluble vitamins can dissolve in water.

_______ is a common disorder in carbohydrate metabolism.

If you want to enjoy sweet foods while limiting added sugars use ______

A fatlike substance found in every cell in the body is ______.

As you chew, food is mixed with saliva.

Water-soluble vitamins does not dissolve in water.

An inorganic substances that make up 4% of body weight.

Bones afflicted by _________ have lost calcium.

______ purified nutrient or nonnutrient substances.....

A source of added nutrients in the diet aside from supplements is _______

Vitamin D deficiencies = _____

Malnutrition is the right proportions of nutrients over an extended period

____ is the study of how the body uses the nutrients in the food that are eaten.

_____ is the form of sugar carried in the bloodstream for energy use throughout the body.

______ are chemical chains that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms.

trans fatty acids or (________)

___________ is the process of taking in nutrients and making them part of the body.

Metabolism is the chemical processes that take place in the cells after the body absorbs nutrients.

If a diet contains too little Vitamin A, the eyes will become sensitive to light. They may develop _____ _______.

_____ are minerals needed in the diet in amounts of 100 or more milligrams each day.

Visible enlargement of the thyroid gland is called a goiter.

_______ are compounds from plants that are active in the human body.

Too little niacin in the diet can cause a disease called_____

Too little riboflavin in the diet can cause swollen, cracked lips and skin ( ____ )or sores.

_______ muscles also push food through the digestive tract.

____ are a specific type of protein that helps fight infections.

Regulate ( ______) bodily processes.

Failure to get enough of needed nutrients may result in deficiency disease.

Enzymes are complex carbohydrates produced by by living cells that cause specific chemical reactions.

If a diet does not contain enough protein and calories it is called

A substance that prevents or slows damage caused by chemical reactions involving oxygen.

Micromineral or _________

People who take large doses of vitamin E supplements are at increased risk of stroke from internal _________ (bleeding)