Multiple Choice
Match each term with the appropriate definition.
-nonessential nutrients
A) the study of foods,their nutrients and other chemical constituents,and the effects that foods and food constituents have on health
B) access at all times to a sufficient supply of safe,nutritious foods
C) limited or uncertain availability of safe,nutritious foods-or the inability to acquire foods in a socially acceptable way
D) unit of measure of the amount of energy supplied by food
E) chemical substances in food that are used by the body for growth and health
F) chemical substances in plants that give them their color and flavor; some perform important functions in the human body
G) chemical substances that prevent or repair damage to cells caused by exposure to oxidizing agents
H) nutrients required for normal growth and health that the body can generally not produce,or produce in sufficient amounts
I) nutrients required for normal growth and health that the body can manufacture in sufficient quantities from other components of the diet
J) the chemical changes that take place in the body
K) poor nutrition resulting from an excess or lack of calories or nutrients
L) slow-developing,long-lasting diseases that are not contagious
M) foods that contain relatively high amounts of nutrients compared to their calorie value
N) foods that provide an excess of calories in relation to nutrients
O) foods that provide relatively high levels of calories per unit weight of the food
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