Food and Nutrition

3 Food and Nutrition terms

The terms in this glossary are coomonly used words in the area of Food and Nutrition.

Anorexia

An emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.

Macronutrients

Nutrients which are needed in large quantities in the diet to sustain a healthy body.

Example: Carbohydrates, proteins and lipids.

Vegetarian

A person who does not eat meat or fish, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons.

Example: Sally is a vegetarian so she needs to include more peas and beans in her diet.