A Natural Physical Drive That Protects You From Starvation

Question: Nutrition
Answer: The process by which the body takes in and uses food.
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Question: Calories
Answer: unit of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body.
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Question: Nutrients
Answer: substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.
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Question: Hunger
Answer: unlearned, inborn response, a natural physical drive that protects you from starvation.
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Question: Appetite
Answer: A desire, rather than a need, to eat.
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Question: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Answer: A set of recommendations for healthful eating and active living. Grouped into areas known as the ABCs of good health.
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Question: Food Guide Pyramid
Answer: Helps people make healthful dietary choices. The base of the health plan relating to the "B" in ABCs.
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Question: Food additives
Answer: substances intentionally added to food to produce a desired effect
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Question: Food allergy
Answer: a condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods
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Question: Food intolerance
Answer: a negative reaction to a food or part of food caused by a metabolic problem, such as the inability to digest parts of certain foods or food components
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Question: Foodborne illness
Answer: food poisoning
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Question: Pasteurization
Answer: the process of treating a substance with heat to destroy or slow the growth of pathogens
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Question: Cross-contamination
Answer: the spreading of bacteria or other pathogens from one food to another
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Question: Carbohydrates
Answer: the starches and sugars present in foods
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Question: Fiber
Answer: an indigestible complex carbohydrate
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Question: Proteins
Answer: nutrients that help build and maintain body cells and tissues
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Question: Lipid
Answer: fatty substance that does not dissolve in water
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Question: Vitamins
Answer: compounds that help regulate many vital body processes
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Question: Minerals
Answer: substances the body cannot manufacture but are needed for forming healthy bones and teeth and for regulating many vital body processes
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