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Carbohydrates: Organic molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that serve as energy sources and structural materials for cells of all organisms.

Carbohydrate: Compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen used by the body as a fuel source. Two main groups are sugars and starch.

Anaerobic Exercise: Activities in which oxygen demands of muscles are so high that they rely upon an internal metabolic process for oxygen, resulting in lactic acid build up. Short bursts of 'all-out' activitie . . . View Full Definition

Vitamin B2: Also known as Riboflavin. Plays and important part in the metabolism of fats, proteins and carbohydrates, helps corneous productions (nails, hair) and skin repair, one of the most important . . . View Full Definition

Fermentation: The synthesis of ATP in the absence of oxygen through glycolysis.

Photosynthesis: The process by which plant cells use solar energy to produce ATP. The conversion of unusable sunlight energy into usable chemical energy, associated with the actions of chlorophyll.

Respiration: 1) breathing as part of gas exchange; or 2) cellular metabolism.

Nutrition Labeling And Education Act Of 1991 (NLEA): P.L. 101-535 (November 8, 1990) mandated for the first time that most foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration must be sold with nutrition labeling. The Act changed the list of nu . . . View Full Definition

Vitamin B12: Plays an important part in the cellular reproductive process, essential for the bone marrow and nervous tissue, helps digestion develop under normal conditions, synthesizes proteins, carbohy . . . View Full Definition

Monosaccharide: A carbohydrate that cannot be decomposed into simpler carbohydrates by hydrolysis.