HES 2823 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Federal Trade Commission, Phytochemical, Unpaired Electron

• School: University of Oklahoma
• Department: Health and Exercise Sci
• Course: HES 2823
• Professor: Anna Kammadanam

Document Summary

Exam 1 review: unit 1, 2, 3, and 4. Nutrients: a substance that provides nourishment for growth or metabolism. Nutrition: nourishment or energy that is obtained from food consumed or the process of consuming the proper amount of nourishment and energy. Diet: food and drunk regularly provided or consumed, habitual nourishment. Risk factor: any attribute, characteristic or exposure of an individual that increases the likelihood of developing a disease or injury. Essential nutrients: any substance that must be obtained from the diet because the body cannot make it in sufficient quantity to meet its needs. Deficiency disease: a disease caused by a lack of essential dietary elements; especially a vitamin or mineral. Phytochemicals: any bioactive chemical compounds found plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health. Antioxidant: a substance that reduces damage due to oxygen; enzymes, vitamin c and e. Free radicals: a reactive atom or group of atoms that has one or more unpaired electron.