Health Chapter 7 Flashcards
1
Q
The most important sugar in the body?
A
Glucose.
2
Q
The most familiar form of sugar used as sweetener?
A
Sucrose.
3
Q
The various nutrients found in vegetables?
A
Complex Carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
4
Q
A general term meaning poor nutrition?
A
Malnutrition.
5
Q
An eating disorder that can lead to extreme fluctuating changes in weight?
A
Bulimia.
6
Q
An eating disorder that can cause starvation?
A
Anorexia Nervosa.
7
Q
Sugars are made by green plants in a process called?
A
Photosynthesis.
8
Q
A sugar similar to glucose is _____, or fruit sugar.
A
Fructose.
9
Q
The hardest substance in the body?
A
Enamel.
10
Q
The most common disease in man?
A
Dental caries.
11
Q
A unit of food measurement that determines the energy value of food?
A
Kilocalorie.
