B2: Diet & Health KEYWORDS Flashcards
Enzyme in saliva which speeds up the break down of starch into sugars
Amylase
Diet which contains the right amounts of all the necessary nutrients
Balanced
Nutrient mainly used for energy by the body
Carbohydrates
Type of disease caused by a lack vitamins
Deficiency
Discharge or expulsion of undigested material (food) from the digestive tract via the anus (NOT EXCRETION)
Egestion
Released from food during respiration and measured in Joules or Calories
Energy
Type of molecule which speeds up the chemical breakdown of food.
Enzyme
Contain the most energy per gram of all the nutrients in food
Fats (Lipids)
Undigested material which helps to push contents through the digestive system. Needed for good health of the large intestine (colon)
Fibre
Condition caused by a lack of certain nutrients in the diet
Malnutrition
Needed in the diet to build parts of the body. Examples include iron and calcium.
Minerals
Needed in the diet for the growth and repair of cells.
Protein
Solution which turns from blue to brick red when heated with glucose.
Benedict’s
Finger-like structures found in the small intestine which absorb digested food into the blood
Villi
Needed in small amounts in the diet to prevent deficiency diseases like Scurvy and Rickets
Vitamins