front 1 Basal Metabolic Rate | back 1 the number of calories you burn as your body performs basic (basal) life-sustaining function |
front 2 Calories | back 2 a measure of energy |
front 3 Carbohydrates | back 3 sugar molecules |
front 4 Cholesterol | back 4 a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body |
front 5 Diabetes | back 5 a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces |
front 6 Dietary Fiber | back 6 found in wholegrain cereals and fruit and vegetables |
front 7 Digestive system | back 7 made up of the gastrointestinal tract—also called the GI tract or digestive tract—and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder |
front 8 Electrolytes | back 8 minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge |
front 9 Fats | back 9 nutrients in food that the body uses to build cell membranes, nerve tissue (including the brain), and hormones |
front 10 Macronutrients | back 10 the nutrients we need in larger quantities that provide us with energy |
front 11 Metabolism | back 11 the chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy |
front 12 Micronutrients | back 12 vitamins and minerals needed by the body in very small amounts |
front 13 Minerals | back 13 a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties |
front 14 Nutrients | back 14 a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life. |
front 15 Protein | back 15 made up of building blocks called amino acids. |
front 16 Saturated Fat | back 16 the kind of fat found in butter, lard, ghee, fatty meats and cheese |
front 17 Trans Fat | back 17 formed through an industrial process that adds hydrogen to vegetable oil, which causes the oil to become solid at room temperature |
front 18 Unsaturated Fat | back 18 liquid at room temperature |
front 19 Vitamins | back 19 any of a group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body. |
front 20 Water | back 20 a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. |