Activity 2.2.2: Nutritional Terms Chart Savana Canary Category Definition Importance it’s important because without it Serving Size the amount of a food or you might accidentally intake that is generally served more calories than you intended they’re important because they measure the use of energy and Calories either of two units of heat describe the energy contents of energy food it’s important because the amount you consume impacts Total Fat body mass index or BMI your energy level, calorie intake, and overall health fat that is liquid at room they’re important because they Unsaturated Fat temperature and comes from a lower your disease risk plant they’re important because they a fat in which the carbon atoms Saturated fat are essential for health and are fully hydrogenated, found in longevity animal products they’re important to know of a type of unsaturated fats Trans Fats because they increase your odds which are uncommon in nature of suffering heart disease but can be created artificially a compound of the sterol type it’s important because it’s a Cholesterol found in most body tissues, substance required for the including the blood and the normal function of cells nerves the chemical element of atomic it’s important for fluid distribution, Sodium number 11, a soft silver-white blood pressure, cellular work and reactive metal of the alkali electrical metal group any of a large group of organic it’s important because it gets Carbohydrates compounds occurring in foods turned into glucose that fuels the and living tissues and including body sugars, starch, and cellulose it’s important because it breaks Fiber down plant foods your body is unable to digest
Activity 2.2.2: Nutritional Terms Chart Savana Canary Category Definition Importance Serving Size the amount of a food or that is generally served it’s important because without it you might accidentally intake more calories than you intended Calories either of two units of heat energy they’re important because they measure the use of energy and describe the energy contents of food Total Fat body mass index or BMI it’s important because the amount you consume impacts your energy level, calorie intake, and overall health Unsaturated Fat fat that is liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant they’re important because they lower your disease risk Saturated fat a fat in which the carbon atoms are fully hydrogenated, found in animal products they’re important because they are essential for health and longevity Trans Fats a type of unsaturated fats which are uncommon in nature but can be created artificially they’re important to know of because they increase your odds of suffering heart disease Cholesterol a compound of the sterol type found in most body tissues, including the blood and the nerves it’s important because it’s a substance required for the normal function of cells Sodium the chemical element of atomic number 11, a soft silver-white reactive metal of the alkali metal group it’s important for fluid distribution, blood pressure, cellular work and electrical Carbohydrates any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose it’s important because it gets turned into glucose that fuels the body Fiber it’s important because it breaks down plant foods your body is unable to digest
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