Micronutrients

Items

• Adequacy

  The quality of being good enough or great enough in amount to be acceptable
• Adequate intake

  Nutrient intake goals for individuals; recommended average daily nutrient intake level based on healthy people in a particular life stage and gender group
• Anaemia

  Any condition in which there is reduced delivery of oxygen to the tissues
• Antioxidant

  Substance that protects against free radical attacks
• Beriberi

  Thiamin-deficiency disease characterised by muscle weakness, oedema or both
• Bioavailability

  The rate and extent to which a nutrient is absorbed and used
• Biotin

  A B-vitamin that functions as a coenzyme
• Calcium

  A mineral found in many foods that strengthens bones and teeth
• Carbohydrates

  Compounds composed of single or multiple sugars
• Choline

  An essential nutrient commonly grouped with the B-vitamins
• Chloride

  A mineral/electrolyte found in body fluids
• Coenzyme

  A non-protein compound required for enzyme function
• Daily value

  Percentage of a nutrient provided by one serving compared to the recommended amount
• Deficiency

  Lack or insufficiency of a required substance
• Dehydration

  Condition in which body water output exceeds water input
• Dietary supplement

  Product taken to supplement the diet
• Electrolytes

  Minerals in body fluids such as sodium, potassium, magnesium and chloride
• Empty kilocalorie foods

  Foods that provide energy but lack protein, vitamins and minerals
• Estimated average requirement

  Average daily nutrient intake estimated to meet needs of half of healthy individuals
• Fat soluble vitamins

  Vitamins A, D, E and K that dissolve in fat
• Fortified

  Food with added nutrients
• Free radical

  Unstable molecule with unpaired electrons
• Haemoglobin

  Protein that transports oxygen
• Haemophilia

  Hereditary disease affecting blood clotting
• Folate

  A B-vitamin also known as folic acid