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| compounds in foods that sustain your body processes. there are six classes of nutrients: carbohydrates, fats (lipids), proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water |
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| the measurement of energy in foods. commonly referred to as calories |
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| the numerous reactions that occur within the cell. the calories in foods are converted to energy in the cells of the body |
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| nonnutritive compounds in plant foods that may play a role in fighting chronic diseases |
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| the science that studies how the nutrients and compounds in foods that you eat nourish and affect your body functions and health |
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| the energy-containing essential nutrients that you need in higher amounts: carbohydrates, lipids (fats), and proteins |
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| essential nutrients that you need in smaller amounts: vitamins and minerals |
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| substances that speed up reactions in your body |
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| not containing carbon. in organic compounds in clue minerals, water, and oils |
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| the portion of plant foods that isn't digested in the small intestine |
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| carrying extra weight on your body in relation to your height |
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| carrying an excessive amount of body fat above the level of being overweight |
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| a set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for americans to meet during the second decade of the new millennium |
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| the opinion of a group of experts based on a collection of information |
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| a stepwise process used by scientists to generate sound research finding |
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| an idea generated by scientists based on their observation |
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| a research journal in which fellow scientists (peers) review studies to assess if they are accurate and sound before they are published |
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| a scientific experiment conducted in a laboratory. some laboratory experiments involve animals |
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| research that involves looking at factors in two or more groups of subjects to see if there is a relationship to certain outcomes |
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| research that looks at populations of people; it is often observational |
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| research involving at least two groups of subjects |
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| the group given a specific treatment |
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| the group given the placebo |
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| a sugar pill that has no impact on the individual's health when ingested |
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| double-blind placebo-controlled study |
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| when the scientists and subjects in a research experiment can't distinguish between the treatments given to the subjects and don't know which group of subjects received which treatment |
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| registered dietition (RD) |
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| a health professional who has completed at least a bachelor's degree in nutrition from an accredited university or college in the united states, completed a supervised practice, and passed an exam administered by the american dietetic association (ADA) |
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| medical nutrition therapy |
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| the integration of nutrition counseling and dietary changes based on an individual's medical and health needs to treat a patient's medical condition |
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| public health nutritionist |
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| an individual who may have an undergraduate degree in nutrition but isn't an RD |
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| an individual who has met specified educational and experience criteria deemed necessary by a state licensing board to be considered an expert in the field of nutrition. an RD would meet all the qualifications to be an LD. |
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| a generic term with no recognize legal or professional meaning. some people may call themselves nutritionists without having any credible training in nutrition |
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| the promotion and selling of health products and services of questionable validity. a quack is a person who promotes these products and services in order to make money |
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