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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
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1. 90 degrees of each other






2. 230 - 250






3. Minimum amount of energy required to maintain body temp. (37'C) and keep the body alive. Calculated at complete rest after fasting. Slows down as you get older.






4. 20g






5. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas






6. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.






7. Healthiest oil to cook with






8. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle






9. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.






10. Built to a persons specifications






11. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






12. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.






13. 125g






14. Eggs belong in this food group






15. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






16. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site






17. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)






18. 250g






19. Breaking down excess protein in the liver. Carboxyl group is converted to glycogen and stored as energy. Amino group is converted to ammonia then to urea and excreted as urine.






20. Vegetables are a great source of this






21. 150






22. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient






23. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.






24. 9-11 servings daily






25. 10g






26. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit






27. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin






28. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






29. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)






30. Vertical






31. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream






32. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas






33. 1.25mL






34. 2 or more proteins are eaten together to supplement each other. Occurs when one protein is lacking in one or more essential amino acids and is eaten with another food which contains the missing essential amino acid. E.g. beans on toast (Beans are hig






35. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall






36. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






37. Chemical reaction when 2 amino acids join together with the elimination of water. Amino group of one amino acid combines with the carboxyl group of another amino acid.






38. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.






39. The food that the nutrient is found in.






40. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care






41. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent






42. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use






43. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).






44. 180






45. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.






46. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.






47. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells






48. Keeps bowels regular






49. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.






50. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.