Lesson 17

Question 1

roughage

Answer 1

the coarse parts of certain foods that are indigestible and stimulate peristalsis

Question 2

trace elements

Answer 2

substances found in the body in very small amounts

Question 3

trans fat

Answer 3

type of fat made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil, a process call hydrogenation

Question 4

anorexia nervosa

Answer 4

an illness in which a person refuses to eat

Question 5

body mass index (BMI)

Answer 5

a measurement of the amount of body fat in an individual

Question 6

bulimia

Answer 6

episodic binge eating

Question 7

calorie

Answer 7

a unit that measures the amount of energy

Question 8

fiber

Answer 8

the indigestible portion of food from a plant source

Question 9

High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)

Answer 9

removes excess cholesterol from walls of the artery

Question 10

incomplete proteins

Answer 10

proteins that lack some or most of essential amino acids

Question 11

kilocalorie

Answer 11

a large calorie equal to 1,000 calories

Question 12

low density lipoprotein (LDL)

Answer 12

lipoprotein that carries fat to the cells

Question 13

mineral

Answer 13

an inorganic solid chemical compound found in nature

Question 14

basal metabolic rate

Answer 14

the measure of the total energy utilized by the body to maintain the body processes necessary for life

Question 15

complete proteins

Answer 15

proteins that contain all the essential amino acids they enable an animal to grow and carry on fundamental life activities

Question 16

essential amino acids

Answer 16

amino acids that are necessary for normal growth and development and are not made in the human body

Question 17

nutrition

Answer 17

the process by which the body assimilates food and uses it for energy, growth, and repair of tissue

Question 18

obesity

Answer 18

increase of body weight due to fat accumulation of 10 % to 20% above normal range for specific age height and sex

Question 19

organic food

Answer 19

food produced without using conventional pesticides, fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge, bioengineering or ionizing radiation

Question 20

vitamin

Answer 20

any of a group of organic compounds found in very small amounts in natural food; needed for normal growth and maintenance of an organism