This set of flash cards contain the vocabulary words that were taught during our Healthy Nutrition Unit.
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| 1894991946 | Nutrition | The science of food and the ways in which the body uses the foods you eat |  | 0 |
| 1894991947 | Nutrients | Substances in the food that provide energy and help form body tissues. Necessary for growth and life |  | 1 |
| 1894991948 | Carbohydrates | Class of energy giving nutrients that include starches, fibers and sugars |  | 2 |
| 1894991949 | Glucose | Simple sugar that circulates in the blood. The most important sugar in the body because it provides energy to the body's cells |  | 3 |
| 1894991950 | Fructose | Sugar that is naturally found in fruit and honey. It's also added to sweeten drinks |  | 4 |
| 1894991951 | Lactose | Sugar made by animals. Also known as "milk sugar" |  | 5 |
| 1894991952 | Sucrose | A sugar refined from sugar cane that is known as table sugar. |  | 6 |
| 1894991953 | Glycogen | Complex carbohydrate made in the body, stored in the liver and muscle of humans. |  | 7 |
| 1894991954 | Fiber | Adds bulk to your body's waste. |  | 8 |
| 1894991955 | Fats | Class of energy giving nutrients that are also the main form of energy storage in the body |  | 9 |
| 1894991956 | Cholesterol | Found in all human and animal tissue; the body makes it itself. Also needed to make Vitamin D and bile, a substance that aids in fat digestion. |  | 10 |
| 1894991957 | High Density Lipoproteins | Carries cholesterol back to the liver. Also considered a "good cholesterol" because it lowers your risk of Heart Disease |  | 11 |
| 1894991958 | Low Density Lipoproteins | Brings cholesterol to the body's cells, which contributes to a build of up plaque on the walls of blood vessels. |  | 12 |
| 1894991959 | Protein | Class of nutrients made up of amino acids. They are needed to build and repair body structures, and to regulate processes in the body |  | 13 |
| 1894991960 | Essential Amino Acids | Nine amino acids that cannot be made up in the body. |  | 14 |
| 1894991961 | Vitamins | A class of nutrients that contain carbon and are needed in small amounts to maintain health and allow growth. Either dissolve in fat or water. |  | 15 |
| 1894991962 | Vitamin A | Fat soluble vitamin needed for strong bones and teeth. The lack of this vitamin leads to blindness. |  | 16 |
| 1894991963 | Vitamin D | Fat soluble vitamin that is produced in the body when exposed to UV rays |  | 17 |
| 1894991964 | Vitamin E | Fat soluble vitamin that contributes to healthy nails, hair and skin |  | 18 |
| 1894991965 | Vitamin K | Fat soluble vitamin that aids in blood clotting. |  | 19 |
| 1894991966 | Vitamin C | Water soluble, energy giving vitamin that is also known as "Ascorbic Acid" |  | 20 |
| 1894991967 | Minerals | A class of nutrients that are chemical elements, which are needed for enzyme activity, bone formation and other processes of the body. |  | 21 |
| 1894991968 | Nutrient Deficiency | The state of not having enough of a nutrient to maintain good health |  | 22 |
| 1894991969 | Nutrient Density | A measure of nutrients in a food compared with the energy a food provides |  | 23 |
| 1894991970 | Sodium | A mineral that controls the fluid levels in the body. Needed in small amounts |  | 24 |
| 1894991971 | Calcium | A mineral that aids in cell reproductions and bone formation. |  | 25 |
| 1894991972 | Iron | a mineral that is needed to make hemoglobin. |  | 26 |
| 1894991973 | Anemia | A condition in which there are not enough red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry oxygen around the body. |  | 27 |
| 1894991974 | Water | The most important nutrient. 8 cups per day are needed to replace water loss by excretion, evaporation, and sweating. |  | 28 |
| 1894991975 | Dehydration | A condition that occurs when the body loses more water than has been taken in. |  | 29 |
| 1894991976 | Anorexia Nervosa | an eating disorder that makes people lose more weight than is considered healthy for their age and height. Symptoms include an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, while having a body image that is very distorted, be very focused on body weight or shape, and refuse to admit the danger of weight loss |  | 30 |
| 1894991977 | Bulimia | An illness in which a person has regular episodes of overeating (bingeing) and feels a loss of control. The person then uses different ways, such as vomiting or laxatives (purging), to prevent weight gain |  | 31 |
