Idk Flashcards
Micronutrient?
Your body needs these in smaller ammounts. They assist your bodies development and well being (also kind of target one area so carrots for vision)
Minerals?
Minerals are elements that are essential for good nutrition.
Macronutrient?
Your body requires Macronutrients in larger ammounts because they provide your body with calories (energy)
Diet?
The kinds of foods a person habitually eats.
Positive reason why people diet?
Sports and fitness
Negative reason why people diet
Eating disorders
List 3 types of macronutrients
Carbohydrates (sugar), lipids (fats), and protiens
One benifit of macronutrients?
Immue function
One benifit of micronutrients?
Help with boby development
Vitamin?
Vitamins are natural compounds that are bodies need to maintain normal health and development.
Quality
The quality of the foods like the vitamins and minerals and if its good for you
Quantity
How much of it which is measured in calories
Nutrient
a substance that provides essential nourishment.
How is quality measured
nutritional value vitamins and minerals
How is quantity measured
calories