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| "the study of foods, their nutrients, and other chemical constituents, and the effects they have on the body |
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| Food insecurity is a problem in developing countries but not in the united states or canada |
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| Chemical substances in food that are used by the body for growth and health are |
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| chemical substances that prevent or repair damage to cells caused by exposure to oxidizing agents such asenvironmental pollutants, smoke, ozone and oxygen |
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| foods that contain relatively high amounts of nutrients in relation to their caloric value |
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| the chemical changes that take place in the body |
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| limited or uncertain availability of safe, nutritious foods or the ability to acquire them in socially acceptable ways |
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| A unit of measure of the amount of energy supplied by food |
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| nutrients required for normal growth and health that the body can generally not produce in sufficient amount |
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| poor nutrition resulting from an excess or lack of calories or food nutrients |
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| 5 reason hygenists need to study nutrition |
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| our profession requires it,oral cavity is mirror to overall health,leading cause of toothloss is caries,leading cause of death is poor nutrition, we want to help people become health |
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| 6 categories of nutrients are |
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| carbs,proteins,fat,minerals,vitamins,water |
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| vitamins,minerals,and water function as |
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| chemicals needed to convert carbs,fat,and protien into energy and for building/maintaing muscles,blood composition,bones,and tissues |
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