Chapter 10/11

Question 1

Substances in food that your body needs to grow to repair itself and to supply you with energy

Answer 1

Nutrients

Question 2

A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food

Answer 2

Calorie

Question 3

The natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body’s need for food

Answer 3

Hunger

Question 4

The psychological desire for food

Answer 4

Appetite

Question 5

Starches and sugars found in foods which provide your body’s main source of energy

Answer 5

Carbohydrates

Question 6

A tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest

Answer 6

Fiber

Question 7

Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues

Answer 7

Proteins

Question 8

A waxy fatlike substance - in your blood

Answer 8

Cholesterol

Question 9

Compounds found in food that help regulate many body pricesses

Answer 9

Vitamins

Question 10

Elements found in food that are used by the body

Answer 10

Minerals

Question 11

A condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily

Answer 11

Osteoporosis

Question 12

A set of recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans

Answer 12

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Question 13

An interactive guide to healthful eating and active living

Answer 13

MyPyramid

Question 14

A high ratio of nutrients to calories

Answer 14

Nutrient-dense

Question 15

Substances added to a food to produce a desired effect

Answer 15

Food additives

Question 16

Food poisoning

Answer 16

Foot borne illness

Question 17

Treating s substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens

Answer 17

Pasteurization

Question 18

The spreading of pathogens from our food to another

Answer 18

Cross-contamination

Question 19

A condition in which the body’s immune system reacts to substances in some foods

Answer 19

Food allergy

Question 20

A negative reaction to food that doesn’t involve the immune system

Answer 20

Food intolerance

Question 21

The process by which the body breaks down substances and gets energy from food

Answer 21

Metabolism

Question 22

A measure of body weight relative to height

Answer 22

Body Mass Index BMI

Question 23

Heavier than the standard weight range for your height

Answer 23

Overweight

Question 24

Having an excess of body fat

Answer 24

Obese

Question 25

Below the standard weight range for your height

Answer 25

Underweight

Question 26

The way you see your body

Answer 26

Body image

Question 27

Weight-loss plans that tend to be popular for only a short time

Answer 27

Fad diets

Question 28

A repeated pattern of losing and regaining body weight

Answer 28

Weight cycling

Question 29

Extreme harmful eating behaviors that can cause serious illness or even death

Answer 29

Eating disorders

Question 30

An eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves

Answer 30

Anorexia nervous a

Question 31

An eating disorder that involves cycles of overeating and purging or attempts to rid the body of food

Answer 31

Bulimia nervous a

Question 32

An eating disorder in which people overeat compulsively

Answer 32

Binge eating disorder

Question 33

A person who eats mostly or only plant based foods

Answer 33

Vegetarian

Question 34

Products that supply one or more nutrients as a supplement to, not a substitute for, healthful foods

Answer 34

Dietary supplements

Question 35

Substances that boost athletic ability

Answer 35

Performance enhancers

Question 36

Dietary supplements containing plant extracts

Answer 36

Herbal supplements

Question 37

Very large amounts

Answer 37

Megadoses

Question 38

The process by which your body takes in and uses food

Answer 38

Nutrition