Nutrition VocabularyNutrition Vocabulary

Nutrition:Nutrition: Eating foods the body needs to

grow, develop & function properly, especially during the teenage years.

Eating foods the body needs to grow, develop & function properly, especially during the teenage years.

Diet:Diet: Foods and drink that we regularly

choose to consume.

Foods and drink that we regularly choose to consume.

Balanced Diet:Balanced Diet: The right amount of nutrients. Eat

a variety of foods.

The right amount of nutrients. Eat a variety of foods.

Calorie:Calorie: A unit of heat that measures the

energy available in different foods or used up during exercise.

A unit of heat that measures the energy available in different foods or used up during exercise.

RDA:Recommended Dietary

Allowances

RDA:Recommended Dietary

Allowances A guideline for the amount of each

nutrient that should be consumed daily.

A guideline for the amount of each nutrient that should be consumed daily.

Nutrients:Nutrients: One of six types of substances in

food that the body needs to grow and function properly.

One of six types of substances in food that the body needs to grow and function properly.

Fiber:Fiber: The part of fruits, vegetables, and

grains that cannot be digested.

The part of fruits, vegetables, and grains that cannot be digested.

Cholesterol:Cholesterol: A waxy, fatlike substance found in

cells of all animals.

A waxy, fatlike substance found in cells of all animals.

Nutrient Density:Nutrient Density: The nutrients in food compared

with the calories they provide.

The nutrients in food compared with the calories they provide.

Eating Disorder:Eating Disorder: Extreme and dangerous eating

behavior that can result in serious illness or death.

Extreme and dangerous eating behavior that can result in serious illness or death.

Anorexia Nervosa:Anorexia Nervosa: An eating disorder that is

characterized by an intense fear of weight gain and that often leads to extreme weight loss from self-starvation.

An eating disorder that is characterized by an intense fear of weight gain and that often leads to extreme weight loss from self-starvation.

Bulimia:Bulimia: An eating disorder characterized

by extreme overeating followed by purging.

An eating disorder characterized by extreme overeating followed by purging.

Obesity:Obesity: A condition in which a person’s

weight is 20% or more above his or her desired weight.

A condition in which a person’s weight is 20% or more above his or her desired weight.