Macronutrient - Nutrients tyou use in the largest amounts, Micronutrients - Nutrients you use in the smallest amounts, Nutrition - When your body takes in food to sustain growth and development, Metabolism - Chemical process that occurs within the body to sustain life, Energy Balance - Neither gain, or lose weight, Harris-Benedict - Used to estimate basal metabolic rate, Positive energy balance - Energy intake exceeds expenditure and weight is gained, Negative energy balance - Energy intake is less than requirements and weight is lost, Joules - Unit used to measure energy, Safe intake - Adequate to meet peoples needs but not too high as to cause undesirable effects on health., Basal Metabolic Rate - Reflects the energy required to maintain body systems and to control body temperature at rest, Estimated Average Requirements - Value used to assess energy requirements, Dietary Themogensis - Energy expended abive resting metabolic rate for digestion, Protein - Help with growth and repair, Carbohydrates - Provide energy for the body, Anabolism - Build up of substances, Catabolism - Breakdown of substances ,

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