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lets be healthy
health series
17
Science
8th Grade
10/20/2009

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carbohydrates
Definition
what is the source of most of your body's energy
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carbohydrates
Definition
what nutrient should be included in more than half the food you eat
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proteins
Definition
what nutrient consists of amino acids as its basic builing blocks
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one fourth of your food intake should be fatty
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how much of your food intake should consist of fatty foods
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animal fat
Definition
which type of fat animal or vegetable contains the most cholesterol
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carotene
Definition
a pigment that your body uses to manufacture vitamin A
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thiamin
Definition
another name for vitamin b
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Term
a disease that results from a lack of vitamin B
1
Definition
beriberi
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vitamin C
Definition
a vitamin that prevents scurvy and increases resistance to infection
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vitamin C
Definition
a vitamin that prevents scurvy and increases resistance to infection
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vitamin k
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a vitamin that aids in blood clotting
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vitamin E
Definition
a vitamin that protects other vitamins from being destroyed by oxygen
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calcium
Definition
a deficiency of this mineral can result in osteoporosis
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Iron
Definition
a deficiency of this mineral can result in anemia
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Iodine
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a deficiency in the mineral can result in a goiter
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sodium
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a mineral commonly found in commercially canned foods, pickled foods, processed meet and table salt
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