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Match Each Term with the Appropriate Definition

Question 42

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Match each term with the appropriate definition.

Premises:

Responses:

calorie

access at all times to a sufficient supply of safe, nutritious foods

phytochemicals

the chemical changes that take place in the body

food insecurity

slow-developing, long-lasting diseases that are not contagious

essential nutrients

the study of foods, their nutrients and other chemical constituents, and the effects that foods and food constituents have on health

antioxidant

chemical substances in plants that give them their color and flavor; some perform important functions in the human body

empty-calorie foods

foods that contain relatively high amounts of nutrients compared to their calorie value

nonessential nutrients

foods that provide an excess of calories in relation to nutrients

nutrition

chemical substances that prevent or repair damage to cells caused by exposure to oxidizing agents

food security

nutrients required for normal growth and health that the body can manufacture in sufficient quantities from other components of the diet

metabolism

a unit of measure of the amount of energy supplied by food

nutrients

limited or uncertain availability of safe, nutritious foods-or the inability to acquire foods in a socially acceptable way

chronic diseases

foods that provide relatively high levels of calories per unit weight of the food

malnutrition

poor nutrition resulting from an excess or lack of calories or nutrients

nutrient-dense foods

nutrients required for normal growth and health that the body can generally not produce, or produce in sufficient amounts

energy-dense foods

chemical substances in food that are used by the body for growth and health

Premises:

calorie

phytochemicals

food insecurity

essential nutrients

antioxidant

empty-calorie foods

nonessential nutrients

nutrition

food security

metabolism

nutrients

chronic diseases

malnutrition

nutrient-dense foods

energy-dense foods

Responses:

access at all times to a sufficient supply of safe, nutritious foods

the chemical changes that take place in the body

slow-developing, long-lasting diseases that are not contagious

the study of foods, their nutrients and other chemical constituents, and the effects that foods and food constituents have on health

chemical substances in plants that give them their color and flavor; some perform important functions in the human body

foods that contain relatively high amounts of nutrients compared to their calorie value

foods that provide an excess of calories in relation to nutrients

chemical substances that prevent or repair damage to cells caused by exposure to oxidizing agents

nutrients required for normal growth and health that the body can manufacture in sufficient quantities from other components of the diet

a unit of measure of the amount of energy supplied by food

limited or uncertain availability of safe, nutritious foods-or the inability to acquire foods in a socially acceptable way

foods that provide relatively high levels of calories per unit weight of the food

poor nutrition resulting from an excess or lack of calories or nutrients

nutrients required for normal growth and health that the body can generally not produce, or produce in sufficient amounts

chemical substances in food that are used by the body for growth and health

Correct Answer:

Premises:

Responses:

calorie

phytochemicals

food insecurity

essential nutrients

antioxidant

empty-calorie foods

nonessential nutrients

nutrition

food security

metabolism

nutrients

chronic diseases

malnutrition

nutrient-dense foods

energy-dense foods