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| the complete set of genetic material in an individual's cells |
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| the belief in one's ability to take action and perform a specific behavior |
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| the figurative place a person designates as the source of responsibility for the events in his or her life |
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| Physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, interpersonal and social, and environmental |
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| substances that the body must get from foods because it cannot produce them at all or fast enough to meet its needs. Proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water. |
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| the science of food and how the body uses it in health and disease |
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| the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 liter of water 1 degree celsius |
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| an essential nutrient; compound made of amino acids that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen |
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| the building blocks of proteins |
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| vegetables such as peas and beans that are high in fiber and are also important sources of protein |
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| a fat with no carbon-caron double bonds; usually solid at room temperature |
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| a fat with no carbon-caron double bonds; usually solid at room temperature |
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| a waxy substance found in the blood and cells and needed for synthesis of cell membranes, vitamin D, and hormones |
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| blood fat that transports cholesterol to organs and tissues (bad cholesterol) |
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| (good protein) blood fat that helps transport cholesterol out of the arteries |
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| polyunsaturated fatty acids commonly found in fish oils that are beneficial to cardiovascular health |
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| an essential nutrient; sugars starches, and dietary fiber are all carbohydrates |
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| a simple sugar that is the body's basic fuel |
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| an animal starch stored in the liver and muscles |
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| a measure of how the ingestion of a particular food affects blood glucose levels |
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| nondigestible carbohydrates and lignin that are intact in plants |
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| nondigestible carbohydrates wither isolated from natural sources or synthesized; these may be added to foods and dietary supplements |
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| dietary + functional fiber |
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| a digestive disorder in which abnormal pouches form in the walls of the intestine and become inflamed |
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