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| any substance that the body can take in and use to survive and grow |
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| study of nutrients in foods and in the body |
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| the foods a person usually eats and drinks |
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| components of food that are indespensable to the body's functioning |
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| any condition caused by excess or deficientfood energy or nutritent intake or by an imbalance of nutrients |
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| long-duration degenerative diesases characterized by deterioration of the body organs |
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| the full complement of genetic information in the chromosomes of a cell |
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| units of a cell's inheritence, sections of the DNA |
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| deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that codes for the structures within the cell |
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| the science behind the interaction between genes and nutrients |
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| the capacity to do work. Food contains chemical energy that can be converted through different processes in the body |
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| carbon containing. 4/6 classes of food are organic: carbs, fat, protein, and vitamins |
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| energy-yielding nutrients |
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| nutrients that can be used for energy |
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| the nutrients the body cannot make for itself, or at least not fast enough |
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| unit of measurement for energy, the kilocalorie or Calorie is the official measurement for energy in food |
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| pills, liquids, or powders that contain purified nutrients |
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| diets composed of purified nutrients of known chemical composition |
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| nonnutrient derived from plants that have biological activity in the body |
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| providing all the nutrients, fiber, and energy required to maintain body weight & health |
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| dietary characteristic of providing many types foods that provide different nutrients |
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| providing consitiuents of your diet within set limits |
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| providing a wide selection of foods |
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| beans, peas, and lentils that provide protein, vitamins, minerals, and fiber while contributing little fat |
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| sum of a cultures perception of food |
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| foods associated with specific social subgroups of a population |
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| people who eat foods of both plant and animal origin |
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| people who exclude animal flesh from their diets |
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| times of falling back into former habits |
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| one's belief in their own ability to stick to a particular behavior |
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| assigned source of responsibility for one's life events |
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