Unit 3 Nutrition Vocab

What is Kinetic Energy?

• Energy that is "At work"

• Energy that is stored and has potential for use

What is a Carbohydrate (Carb)?

• A Structure or building block

• A group of chemical substances made up of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen (carbon and water).

What is Glucose overload?

• When refined or complex sugars are consumed too frequently.

• When refined or complex sugars aren't consumed enough.

• When someone eats no sugar at all

What is Acidocis?

• Too much acid in the bodily fluids

• Not enough acid in the bodily fluids.

What are amino acids?

• Molecules that combine to form carbs

• Molecules that combine to form proteins

• Molecules that combine to form fats

What are fatty acids?

• Molecules that combine to form carbs

• Molecules that combine to form proteins

• Molecules that combine to form fats

What is Hyperinsulinemia?

• • When the pancreas produces more insulin to compensate for the rise in blood sugar levels. 

• When the pancreas produces less insulin to compensate for the rise in blood sugar levels.

• When the pancreas doesn't create insulin at all.

What is Metabolism?

• Chemical reactions in the body that turn food into energy

• Chemical reactions in the body that turn food into water

• Chemical reactions in the body that turn food into fat