PART 1 Flashcards

1
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What are the 6 important nutrients and its function?

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Carbohydrates
Protiens
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Water

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2
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What are the two classifications of nutrients?

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Organic and Inorganic

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3
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The process by which the body takes in and uses food

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Nutrition

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4
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What are the influences of food choices?

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Hunger and Appetite
Emotions
Environment
Cultural and Ethnic Background
Convinience and Cost
Advertising

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5
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enhances your quality of life and helps you prevent disease

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good nutrition

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6
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substances in foods that your body needs to grow, to repair, and to provide energy

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nutrients

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7
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chemical substances necessary for life

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nutrients

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8
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functions of nutrients

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provide energy
build and repair tissue
regulate body processes

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9
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contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

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organic

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10
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found in all living things

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carbon

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11
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in simplest form when ingested

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inorganic

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12
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function of inorganic nutrients

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regulate body processes

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13
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provides major source of energy

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carbohydrates

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14
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examples of carbohydrates

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cereal grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and sugars

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15
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provides energy, highest kilocalorie value

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fats (lipids)

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16
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sources of fats

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meats, milk, cream, butter, cheese, egg yolks, oils, nuts

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17
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builds and repairs body tissues
only one of the six nutrients that contains NITROGEN

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Protein

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18
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sources of protien

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poultry eggs, fish, eggs, milk

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19
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organic compounds
regulate body processes

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Vitamins

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20
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inorganic compounds
regulate body processes

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Minerals

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21
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major constituent of all living cells
composed of hydrogen and oxygen

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Water

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22
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natural need to eat and not starve

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hunger

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23
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a desire to eat

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appetite

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24
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stress, anger, happy, sad, boredom etc

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emotions

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family and friends
environment
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race, religion, heritage
cultural & ethnic background
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where u live, on the go lifestyle, family income
convinience & cost
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health messages, influencing your looks
advertising
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made up of nutrients used for growth and health
Food
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the food you eat and how your body uses it
nutrition
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all nutrients needed by the body are available through food
true
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many kinds and combinations of food can lead to a well-balance diet
true
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no food, by itself, has all the nutrients needed for full growth and health
true
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each nutrient has specific uses in the body
true
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most nutrients do their best work in the body when teamed up with other nutrients
true
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amounts of nutrients are influenced by
age, sex, size, activity, and state of health
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everything that happens to food while it is being grown, processed, stored and prepared for eating
Handling
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the way food is handled influences the amount of nutrients in food, its safety, appearance, and taste
true
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substances in food that are used by the body for normal growth, reproduction, and maintenance of health
nutrients
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basic material from which the body is constructed and by which it is fueled and regulated
nutrients
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65%
oxygen
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18%
carbon
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10%
hydrogen
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3%
nitrogen
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the body can use these elements only when they are consumed in a chemically combined form of compounds
true
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three basic functions of nutrients in the body
1. they constitute body structure 2. they provide energy 3. they serve as regulators of body processes
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constantly needed for maintenance of body tissue and temperature and for growth as well as for different body activities
energy
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three groups of nutrients that provide energy to the body
carbohydrates, proteins, fats
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unit used to measure the energy value of food
kilocalories/kcal
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the number of kcal in food is its energy value or caloric density
true
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carbohydrates kcal
4 kcal per gram
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Proteins kcal
4 kcal per grams
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Fats kcal
9 kcal per gram
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Alchohol kcal
7 kcal per gram
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nutrients like water, protien, vitamins, and minerals
regulators
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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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two main processes of metabolism
catabolism & anabolism
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breakdown of food components into smaller molecular particles, which causes the release of energy as heat and chemical energy
catabolism
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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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Five processes involved in the body’s use of nutrients
1. Ingestion 2. Digestion 3. Absorption 4. Metabolism 5. Excretion
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also known as diet therapy
Therapeutic diet
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unit of energy from the food consumption
calories
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process of input & output of the food to the body
homeostasis