Chapter 9: Nutrition Flashcards
The glycemic index is a ranking of ___________ based on their simplicity.
Carbohydrates.
Dietary guidelines currently recommend 20-30% of your daily calories come from carbohydrates. True or false.
False.
Fat is necessary for the body in order to:
a) Help us feel satiated
b) Transport vitamins A and D
c) Protect nerve fibers
d) Form hormones
e) All of the above
e) All of the above.
Fat is important as a bodily energy source because:
a) It is converted more efficiently than carbohydrates
b) It provides more than double the calories per gram than other energy sources
c) It can be eaten in unlimited quantities without excess storage
d) It is the body’s primary source of energy
e) All of the above
b) It provides more than double the calories per gram than other energy sources.
Eating hydrogenated fats can ____________ LDL levels.
Increase.
The current method to determine the amount of protein in food is referred to as the PDCAAS. True or false?
True.
When there is an insufficient supply of carbohydrates available for energy, the body will instead us ____________ as it primary energy source.
a) Sugar
b) Amino acids
c) Creatine
d) Fat
b) Amino acids (This is wrong (but it’s the answer they want), it’s fat, unless you’re literally starving, glycogen depleted, and not training. Your body isn’t going to start eating muscle mass just because you don’t have carbs in your blood stream… AAs are a last resort.)
Creatine is an essential nutrient. True or false?
False.
Caffeine can:
a) improve aerobic endurance during short-term, extreme exercise
b) Increase fat oxidation
c) Decrease the perception of pain
d) Allow for more intensity in athletic performance
e) All of the above
e) All of the above
When should you advise your clients to hydrate?
Before, during, and after exercise.
