Chapter 8: Food & Nutrition

A substance in foods that the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues, and obtain energy.

• calorie

• nutrient

• carbohydrate

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The chemical process by which the body breaks down food to release energy.

• metabolism

• calorie

• fiber

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Unit for the amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down.

• metabolism

• nutrient

• calorie

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A nutrient made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that supplies energy.

• carbohydrate

• fiber

• fat

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A type of complex carbohydrate that is found in plants and is necessary for the proper functioning of the digestive system.

• fat

• fiber

• protein

A nutrient made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; supplies energy, forms cells, maintains body temperature, and protects nerves.

• protein

• cholesterol

• fat

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A fat with at least one unsaturated bond in a place where hydrogen can be added to the molecule.

• unsaturated fat

• saturated fat

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A fat that has all the hydrogen the carbon atoms can hold.

• unsaturated fat

• saturated fat

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A waxy, fatlike substance that is found only in animal products.

• fiber

• protein

• cholesterol

The type of fat produced when manufacturers add hydrogen to the fat molecules in vegetable oils.

• trans fat

• amino acid

• cholesterol

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