Food and Nutrition Unit 5 - Terms and Vocabulary

Unit 5: Terms and Vocabulary ● Grease fire: a fire caused by cooking oil that has overheated. ● Food-borne illness: also known as food poisoning, sickness caused by a virus or bacteria in food that has been contaminated ● Weakened immune system: one’s immune system's ability to fend off disease has been reduced due to a number of factors including organ transplant drugs, alcohol, or smoking. ● E.Coli: a type of bacteria that can live in the intestines of animals and humans. Some species of E.Coli do not cause disease while some do. ● Norovirus: a type of virus and also the most common cause of food related illness in the U.S ● Salmonella: a type of bacteria that can cause two kinds of illness: salmonellosis and enteric fever. ● Listeria: a type of bacteria and the leading cause of death from food poisoning in the U.S. Listeria can cause two kinds of illness: listeria and invasive listeria. ● Campylobacter: a type of bacteria that causes food related illness. ● yield: how many serving a certain recipe can make. ● packing: pressing an ingredient firmly into a measuring cup. ● nutrients: important compounds our bodies cannot make sufficient amounts of, so we get them from eating certain foods. ● micronutrients: includes vitamins and minerals that we only need in small amounts. ● macronutrients: humans consume these nutrients in large amounts because our bodies need more of them. ● daily value: a number found on nutrition labels that tells you what percentage of that specific nutrient you are getting from the food, in regards to how much you should be getting per day. This number is based on a 2,000 calorie diet. ● energy balance: the relationship between energy in and energy out, in regards to food/calories one consumes. ● energy in: consumed calories Unit 5: Terms and Vocabulary (continued) ● energy out: burned calories ● positive energy balance: more energy in that out ● negative energy balance: more energy out than in ● food security: with a reliable source of nutrient rich, affordable meals ● food insecurity: without a reliable source of nutrient rich, affordable meals ● body image: the mental image you create of yourself. ● dysmorphic disorder: a mental disorder where you are fixated on your perceived flaws. More often than not, these flaws are in fact very minor, and go unnoticed by others.