Chapter 16 Nutrition

Which vitamins are not destroyed by cooking and are stored in the body?

fat soluble vitamins

What criteria are used to determine whether a product is organic?

grown without chemical pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers

What key nutrients help build and repair the human body?

proteins

Which vitamins are referred to as the B-complex vitamins?

water soluble vitamins

How many amino acids are essential?

8

Sources of complete proteins are

Eggs

Nutrition is the study of how the body uses food for?

Growth, repair, maintence

Which cholesterol is the good cholesterol?

HDL

Which government agency regulates the labeling of food products?

USDA

Which vitamin is water soluble?

Vitamin C

Which vitamins is fat soluble?

Vitamin D

What eating disorder is diagnosed when people starve themselves?

anorexia nervosa

Which systemic disease is related to having too much fat in the diet?

cardiovascular disease

The term used for a food that is capable of causing tooth decay is

cariogenic

The three types of carbohydrates are simple sugars complex carbohydrates and

dietary fiber

Which nutrient is often called the forgotten nutrient?

water