9th Grade Health - Major Summative #2

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Nutrient-Dense

A(n) _____ food is rich in vitamins and minerals and has little to no saturated fats, added sugars, refined starches, or sodium.

Water

Although people can live several weeks or months without taking in food, they can only survive a few days without ______.

Food Intolerances

Condition in which a person's body cannot properly digest particular types of food; can develop gradually as a person eats large quantities of certain food frequently.

Food Allergy

Condition in which the body's immune system reacts to food as if the food is harmful; sudden symptoms can be caused by tiny amounts of the food.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Guidelines published by the USDA and HHS that provide recommendations for establishing eating patterns to promote health.

Minerals

Inorganic nutrients absorbed from plants, water, and animal food sources.

Organic

Produced without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals.

Metabolism

Rate at which the body uses energy to carry out basic physiological processes.

Body-Composition

Ratio of the various components—fat, bone, and muscle—that make up the body.

Fad Diets

Stylish weight-loss plans that promise significant weight loss in short periods of time, often through cutting out food groups or buying premade meals.

Additives

Substances added to food products to cause desired changes, such as to flavor or shelf life, are called food _____.

Diuretics

Substances that help the body eliminate sodium and water, mostly through increased urination.

Protein

The body uses _____ to build and maintain muscles, bones, skin, hair, nails, and other organs.

Calorie

The energy provided by food is measured in a unit called a _____.

Obesity

The rates of _____ doubled for adults and tripled for children from 1980-2008.

Glucose

Through digestion, the carbohydrates you eat are broken down to become _____, the body's preferred source of energy.

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Tool used to determine whether a person's weight is healthy for that person's height.

Body-Fat

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio are methods used to assess _____ distribution.

Vitamins

Your body requires only very small amounts of _____ to function properly

Dietary Fiber

_____ is a complex carbohydrate that the body cannot completely break down.

MyPlate

_____ is a food guidance system that reminds people about the proportions of each food group they should eat at a meal.


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