Nutrition, Metabolism, and Temperature Regulation Flashcards
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are the substances taken into the body that are used by the cells of the body to produce energy, to provide building blocks for new molecules, and to function in other chemical reactions.
Nutrition
is considered an important
component of our diet even though we cannot digest it. Instead, _____ adds to the bulk of feces, which stimulates normal motility of the large intestine.
Fiber
Nutrients are divided into six major classes:
(1) Carbohydrates
(2) Lipids
(3) Proteins
(4) Vitamins
(5) Minerals
(6) Water
are the major organic nutrients. They must be broken down by enzymes into their components during digestion before they can be absorbed by the small intestine.
Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins
are required in fairly substantial quantities.
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Water
are required in only
small amounts.
Vitamins and Minerals
are absorbed by the digestive tract without being digested.
Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
are substances that must be ingested because the body cannot manufacture them at all or cannot manufacture adequate amounts of them.
Essential Nutrients
The essential nutrients include
certain amino acids and fatty acids,
most vitamins, minerals, water, and a few carbohydrates.
Other nutrients are necessary; if they are not part of the diet, they can be synthesized from the essential nutrients. Most of this synthesis takes place in the _____, which has a remarkable ability to transform and manufacture molecules.
Liver
is the amount of energy (heat) necessary to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C.
calorie (cal)
is 1000 calories and is used to express the larger amounts of energy supplied by foods and released through metabolism.
Kilocalorie (kcal)
A kilocalorie is often called a
Calorie (with a capital C)
Most of the kilocalories supplied by food come from
Carbohydrates, Proteins, or Lipids (Fats)
For each gram of carbohydrate or protein the body metabolizes, about _____ of energy are released.
4 kcal
contain more energy per unit of weight than carbohydrates and proteins and yield about 9 kcal/g.
Fats
About 95% of the lipids in the human diet are
Triglycerides
Triglycerides, which are sometimes called _________, consist of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule.
Triacylglycerols
Triglycerides are often referred to as (1) ____, which are solid at room temperature, or (2) ____, which are liquid at room temperature.
(1) Fats
(2) Oils
Fats and oils can be categorized as ________ or ________ depending on the types of bonds in the fatty acid.
Saturated, Unsaturated
have only single covalent bonds between the carbon atoms of their fatty acids.
Saturated fats and oils
have one or more double covalent bonds between the carbon atoms of their fatty acids
Unsaturated fats and oils
fats include olive and peanut oils
Monounsaturated
fats are in fish, safflower, sunflower, and corn oils.
Polyunsaturated