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The process by which the body takes in & uses food
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Nutrition
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The body & the energy that food supplys to the body
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Calories
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Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself & to supply you with energy
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Nutrients
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A natural physical drive that protects you from starvation
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Hunger
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A desire, rather than a need, to eat
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Appetite
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The starches & sugars present in foods
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Carbohydrates
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An indigestible complex carbohydrate
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Fiber
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Nutrients that help build & maintain body cells and tissues
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Proteins
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A fatty substance that does not dissolve in water
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Lipid
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Compounds that help regulate many vital body processes including the digestion, absorption & metabolism of other nutrients
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Vitamins
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Substances that the body cannot manufacture but that are needed for farming healthy bones & teeth & for regulating many vital body processes
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Minerals
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Reccomendations about food choices for all healthy americans age 2 & over
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Dietary guidelines for americans
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Useful tool for making healthful food & activity choices
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Mypyramid
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Substances intentionally added to food to produce a desired effect
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Food additives
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A condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods
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Food allergy
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