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| The science that studies the relationship in foods to optimal health and performance. |
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| Substances found in food that provide energy, regulate metabolism, and help with growth and repair of body tissues. |
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| Carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water-the nutrients the human body requires for survival. |
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| The amount of heat necessary to raise the temp of 1 gram of water 1 degree centigrade; used to measure the energy value of food and the cost of physical activity. |
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| Compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that the body uses as its major source of energy. |
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| Plant material that human digestive enzymes cannot digest. |
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| A class of nutrients that the body uses as a source of energy. |
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| A class of nutrients that the body uses to build and repair body tissues. |
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| The basic building blocks of proteins. |
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| Organic substances essential for normal bodily metabolism, growth, and development. |
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| Compounds that prevent oxygen from combining with other substances it might damage. |
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| Inorganic elements needed by the body. |
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| Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) |
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| The daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of almost 98% of all healthy people in the US. |
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| Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) |
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| The highest level of nutrient intake that appears to be safe for most healthy people without an increased risk for adverse effects. |
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| Compounds found in vegetables and fruits with cancer-fighting properties. |
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| Individuals whose diet is of vegetable or plant origin. |
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| Tablets, pills, capsules, liquids, or powders that contain vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, or fiber that are taken to increase the intake of these substances. |
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| An eating disorder characterized by self-imposed starvation to lose and then maintain a very low body weight. |
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| An eating disorder characterized by a pattern of binge eating and purging. |
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| An eating disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of eating excessive amounts of food within a relatively short time. |
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| Excess body weight when compared with a given standard such as height or recommended percent body fat. |
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| A chronic disease characterized by an excessively high amount of body fat. |
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| A realistic body weight that is close to the health fitness percent body fat standard. |
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| Energy-Balancing Equation |
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| A body weight formula stating that when caloric intake equals caloric output, weight remains unchanged. |
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| Body weight and body fat percentage unique to each person that are regulated by genetic and environmental factors. |
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| Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) |
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| Lowest level of caloric intake necessary to sustain life. |
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| Nonfat component of the human body. |
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| Estimated Energy Requirement (EER) |
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| The average dietary energy (caloric) intake that is predicted to maintain energy balance in a healthy adult of defined age, gender, weight, height, and level of physical activity, consistent with good health. |
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