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Term	Description
Weight training	Also known as resistance training, this is the use of free weights or weight machines to provide resistance for developing muscle strength and endurance. A person's own body weight may also be used to provide resistance in the case of sit-ups, pull-ups or abdominal crunches.
Wheat	A widely cultivated cereal grass, used in making flour, wheat comes in many varieties including the high-protein spelt. Different classes of wheat produce flour with different characteristics. For example, semolina, used for pasta, comes from durem wheat. The wheat seed or kernel contains the endosperm, the germ and the husk or outer coat. The germ and husk are removed in the process that mills white flour.
Wheat flour	Any flour made from wheat, including white flour, which may or may not be refined. Some flours are "enriched," meaning that they are supplemented with iron and vitamin B complex to restore nutrients removed in the milling process.
Wheat germ	The embryo contained inside the wheat kernel, it can be sprinkled on foods as a concentrated source of vitamins, iron, phosphorus and Essential fatty acids.
White flour	The finely ground endosperm of the wheat seed, this flour has been refined for maximum softness and whiteness. It may also be bleached. The bran, a source of fiber, and germ have both been removed.
White sugar	Pure sucrose or table sugar that is produced by dissolving and concentrating crystals of sucrose or dextrose so that it recrystallizes.
Whole grain	A grain milled in its entirety; not refined.
Whole wheat flour	A whole grain flour made from the whole kernel of wheat.