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1
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90-10 rule

A

90% of the time healthy choices

10% do what you want

2
Q

What is moderation

A

Watching how much you eat

3
Q

What is food

A

Anything that nourishes the body

4
Q

What is an essential

A

The body cannot make nutrients they must be consumed. W/O an intake specific deficiency signs and symptoms occur

5
Q

What is a nutrient

A

Nourishes cells

6
Q

Calories=_____

A

Energy

7
Q

What are the 6 basic nutrients

A

CHO’s, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, water

8
Q

What does it mean if something is organic

A

Has carbon, living

9
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What does it mean if something is inorganic

A

Doesn’t have carbon, not living

10
Q

What are macro nutrients

A

Measured in large amounts-grams

11
Q

What are micro nutrients

A

Measure in small amounts-milligrams, micrograms

12
Q

Which of the 6 nutrients are organic? Inorganic?

A

Organic- CHO’s, proteins, lipids, vitamins

Inorganic- minerals, H2O

13
Q

Which of the 6 basic nutrients are macro nutrients? Micro nutrients?

A

Macro- CHO’s, proteins, lipids

Micro- vitamins, minerals

Water is measured in such large amounts it is neither macro or micro

14
Q

What are the leading causes of death

A

Heart disease, diet &health
Cancer
Stroke
Diabetes

15
Q

Why are carbohydrates organic compounds?

A

It contains carbon and has more than one element in its structure

16
Q

Carbohydrates are the most preferred _____ _____ for the body

A

Energy fuel

17
Q

Carbohydrates produce ___ at the ______ rate

A

ATP, fastest

18
Q

What are the simple sugars

A

Monosaccharides, Disaccarides

19
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What are monosaccharides

A

Glucose, fructose, galactose

20
Q

What are Disaccarides

A

Maltose, sucrose, lactose

21
Q

What kind of sugar is glucose

A

Blood sugar

22
Q

What kind of sugar is fructose

A

Fruit sugar

23
Q

What kind of sugar is sucrose

A

Table sugar

24
Q

What kind of sugar is lactose

A

Milk sugar

25
Q

What kind of milk is maltose

A

Malt sugar

26
Q

What is the most common type of fiber

A

Cellulose

27
Q

Beta linked glucose molecules cannot be broken apart by human enzymes so no ____ is produced

A

Energy

28
Q

What are the carbohydrate food sources?

A
  • Grains, cereals, legumes
  • fruits and vegetables
  • starchy vegetables
29
Q

What are plant carbohydrate food sources

A

•simple carbohydrates
-fruit, table sugar, sugar sweetened cereals
•complex carbohydrates
-vegetables, starchy vegetables, grains, legumes, whole grain cereals

30
Q

What percent of calories should come from carbohydrates?

A

45-65%

31
Q

How much fiber do you need

A

1.4 gram per 100 cal consumed

32
Q

How many cal/gram does alcohol provide

A

7

33
Q

What kind of depressant is alcohol

A

A CNS depressant