Lesson 1 Flashcards
(93 cards)
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the process by which the body takes in and uses food
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Nutrition
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enhances quality of life and helps prevent disease
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Good nutrition
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provides the calories and nutrients your body needs for maximum energy and wellness
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Good nutrition
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6 groups of nutrients
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- carbohydrates
- protein
- fats
- vitamins
- minerals
- water
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substances in foods that the body needs in order to grow, to repair, and to provide energy.
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Nutrients
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Chemical substancee necessaey for life
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Nutrients
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functions:
•provide energy
•build and repair tissue
•regulate body processes
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Nutrients
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Six Classes of Nutrients
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- Carbohydrates
- Fats (lipids)
- Proteins
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Water
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shows how much of what you eat should come from each food group
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Eatwell Plate
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contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
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Organic Nutrients
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carbon is found in all living things
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Organic Nutrients
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what are the examples of organic nutrients?
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carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and vitamins
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in simplest form when ingested
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Inorganic Nutrients
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function: regulate body processes
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Inorganic Nutrients
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what are the examples of Inorganic Nutrients?
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water and minerals
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provides major source of energy
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carbohydrates
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sources of carbohydrates
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cereal grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and sugars
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organic compounds that regulates body processes
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Vitamins
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it has the highest kilocalorie value
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Fats(Lipids)
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sources of Fats (lipids)
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meats, milk, cream, butter, cheese, egg yolks, oil, nuts
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builds and repairs body tissues
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Protein
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it is the only one of the six nutrients that contain Nitrogen
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Protein
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sources of proteins
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meats, fish, poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, corn, grains, nuts, and seeds
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examples of vitamins
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vitamins a, b, c, d, e , and k
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inorganic compounds that helps to regulate body processes
Minerals
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examples of minerals
calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, iron, magnesium, zinc
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major constituent of all living cells
Water
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composed of hydrogen and oxygen
water
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natural need to eat and not starve
Hunger
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a desire to eat
appetite
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stress, anger, sadness, happiness, boredom, etc
emotions
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family and friends
environment
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race, religion, heritage
cultural and ethnic background
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where you live, on the go lifestyle, family income
convenience and cost
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health messages, influence your looks
advertising
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the food you eat and how your body uses it
Nutrition
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What we eat in order to live, to grow, to keep healthy and well, and to get energy for work and play
Food
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made up of nutrients used for growth and health
food
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True or False:
All nutrients needed by the body are available through food
True
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True or False:
All nutrients needed by the body are not available through food
False
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True or False:
Many kinds and combinations of food can lead to a well-balanced diet
True
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True or False:
Many kinds and combinations of vitamins can lead to a well-balanced diet
False
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True or False:
No food, by itself, has all the nutrients needed for full growth and health
True
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True or False:
Food, by itself, has all the nutrients needed for full growth and health
False
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True or False:
Each nutrient has specific uses in the body
True
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True or False:
Each nutrient has the same uses in the body
False
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True or False:
Most nutrients do their best work in the body whem teamed up with othee nutrients
True
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True or False:
Only a few nutrients do their best work in the body whem teamed up with othee nutrients
False
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personal growth and fulfilment
self-actualisation
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achievements, status, responsibility, reputation
esteem needs
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family, affection, relationships, work groups, etc
Belongingness and Love needs
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protection, security, order, law, limits, stability, etc.
Safety needs
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basic life needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep, etc.
biological and physiological needs
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give Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs from top to bottom
self actualisation
esteem needs
belongingness and love needs
safety needs
biological and physiological needs
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True or False:
All persons throughout lifex have need for the same nutrients, but in varying amounts
True
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True or False:
Everybody, throughout life, have different needs for nutrients and with varying amounts
False
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the amount of nutrients are influenced by what?
age, sex, size, activity, and state of health
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True or False:
The way food is handled influences the amount of nutrients in food, its safety, appearance, and taste
True
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True or False:
The way food is handled does not influence the amount of nutrients in food, its safety, appearance, and taste
False
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True or False:
Handling means everything that happens to food while it is being grown, processed, stored, and prepared for eating
True
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Development means everything that happens to food while it is being grown, processed, stored, and prepared for eating
False
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it is the substanxes in food are used by the body for normal growth, reproduction, and maintenance of health
Nutrients
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the basic material from which body is constructed and by which it is fueled and regulated
nutrients
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what are the elements that comprise the human body?
1. oxygen
2. carbon
3. hydrohen
4. nitrogen
5. other elements
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how many percent that comprise the human body does oxygen have?
65%
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how many percent that comprise the human body does carbon have?
18%
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how many percent that comprise the human body does hydrogen have?
10%
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how many percent that comprise the human body does nitrogen have?
3%
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how many percent that comprise the human body does the other elements have?
4%
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True or False:
The body can use the elements that compeise the human body only when they are consumed in a chemically combined form of compounds?
true
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True or False:
The body can use the elements that compeise the human body only when they are consumed in a chemically combined form of elements?
false
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What are the six different classes of Nutrients found in food?
1. Carbohydrates - C, H, O
2. Lipid of FAT - C, H ,O
3. Protein - C, H, O, N
4. Vitamins - C, H, O, N, and other elements
5. Minerals - simplest nutrients
6. Water - O, H
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What is being made up of chemical elements that is considered INORGANIC since they contain NO CARBON?
Water
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The 6 Nutrients
1. water
2. carbohydrates
3. proteins
4. fats (lipids)
5. vitamins
6. minerals
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The three basic functions of nutrients in the body
1. constitute body structure
2. provide energy
3. serve as regulators of body processes.
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constantly needed for the maintenance of body tissue and temeratuee and for growth as well as for different body activities
Energy
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what are the three groups of nutrients that provide energy to the body?
carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
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the unit used to measure the energy value of food.
Kilocalaries or KCal
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True or False:
The number of kcal in food is its energy value or caloric density?
True
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kcal per gram of carbohydrates
4 kcal per gram
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kcal per gram of protein
4 kcal per gram
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kcal per gram of fats
9 kcal per gram
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kcal per gram of alcohol
7 kcal per gram
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What has the highest kcal per gram between carbohydrates, fats, alcohol, and protein?
Fats
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Nutrients like water, protein, vitamins, and minerals are chief regulators in the different biochemical reactions in the body
Regulators
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the biochemical reactions that take place in a living organism
Metabolism
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a set of processes through which absorbed nutrients are used by the body for energy and to form and maintain body structures and functions
Metabolism
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the two main processes of metabolism
anabolism
catabolism
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what is anabolism
the process of synthesis from which substances are formed.
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what is catabolism
the breakdown of food components into smaller molecular particles, which causes rhe release of energy as hear and chemical energy
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the process of synthesis from which substances are formed, such as new bone or muscle tissue
anabolism
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the breakdown of food components into smaller molecular particles, which causes the realese of energy as heat and chemical energy
catabolism
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what are the five processes that are involved in the body's use of nutrients? in order
1. ingestion
2. digestion
3. absorption
4. metabolism
5. excretion
