CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
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When the body requires a nutrient for growth or maintenance but lacks the ability to manufacture amounts sufficient to meet the body’s needs, the nutrient is _______
essential
Other nutrients that the body can make are called ______
nonessential
Known Essential Nutrients
Carbohydrates Lipids (fats) Protein Vitamins Minerals Water
For Providing Energy
Carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids provide energy.
______ and _______ have indirect roles as catalysts for the body’s use of energy nutrients
Vitamins and mineral
Regulating body processes:
Proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals and water are required
Each _____ serves as a specific function related to regulation
vitamin
Aiding growth and repair of body tissues
Proteins, lipids, minerals and water are essential for growth and repair
Carbohydrates, proteins and lipids contain energy because they are ______
organic
Being organic means they are composed of a structure that consists of ______, _______, and ________
hydrogen
oxygen
carbon
The _________ structure identifies these nutrients as being organic
carbon-containing
When these energy-containing nutrients are oxidized (burned in the body), energy is _____ and ____ for use by the cells
released
available
Although ______ are also organic, they do not provide energy for the human body.
vitamins
The energy released from food is measured in ______
kilocalories(thousands of calories) or calories
Technically, a ______ is the amount of heat necessary to raise a temperature of a gram of water by 1 degree celsius ( 0.8 Fahrenheit )
calorie
Carbohydrates and proteins each provide ____
4 kcal per gram
Lipids contain
kcal per gram
______ content of a specific food is based on the amount of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein energy contained in the food
kcal
Another energy-yielding substance is ______. Provides ___
alcohol
7 kcal per gram
Moderate consumption of alcohol, however, may be protective for ______
heart disease
The beneficial components of alcohol-containing beverages such as red wine are _______ - nonnutritive plant substances found in the ingredients (red grape) used to produce the alcoholic beverages.
phytochemicals
one serving of alcohol equals ______ of beer, ____ of wine, or ______ of 80-proof spirits.
12 ounces
5 ounces
1.5 ounces
Are major source of fuel
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates consist of simple carbohydrates, often called _____, and complex carbohydrates, which include ____ and most ____
sugars
starch
fiber