Nutrition, Food, and Fitness
Chapter 7 Proteins: The Body’s Building Blocks
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Nutrition, Food, and Fitness ● Chapter 7 Proteins: The Body’s Building Blocks
The maintenance of the correct level
of acidity of a body fluid.
acid-base balance
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One of the building blocks of protein
molecules.
amino acid
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A protein made by the immune
system to defend the body against
infection and disease.
antibody
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buffer
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A compound that can counteract an
excess of acid or base in a fluid.
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Two or more incomplete protein
sources that can be combined to
provide all the essential amino acids.
complementary proteins
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A protein that contains all the
essential amino acids.
complete protein
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A sickness caused by a lack of a
nutrient.
deficiency disease
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denaturation
Nutrition, Food, and Fitness ● Chapter 7 Proteins: The Body’s Building Blocks
A change in shape that happens to
protein molecules when they are
exposed to heat, acids, bases, salts of
heavy metals, or alcohol.
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An amino acid that cannot be made
by the body and must, therefore, be
supplied by the diet.
essential amino acid
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A protein that is missing or short in
one or more of the essential amino
acids.
incomplete protein
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A protein deficiency disease.
kwashiorkor
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legume
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A plant that has a special ability to
capture nitrogen from the air and
transfer it to protein-rich seeds.
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A wasting disease caused by a lack of
calories and protein.
marasmus
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A comparison of the nitrogen a person
consumes with the nitrogen he or she
excretes.
nitrogen balance
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An amino acid that can be
synthesized by the body from other
amino acids.
nonessential amino acid
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protein
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An energy-yielding nutrient composed
of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and
nitrogen.
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A condition caused by a lack of
calories and proteins in the diet.
protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)
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The practice of eating a diet
consisting entirely or largely of plant
foods.
vegetarianism
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