Test 1 Flashcards
Nutrigenomics
Link our genes environment and diet to genetic makeup
Good nutrition =
Wellness
Wellness can be
Physical
Emotional
Social
Occupational
Spiritual
Key components of wellness
Nutrition + Physical activity
Nutritional deficit diseases
Pellagra
Scurvy
Iron deficiency anemia
US dept of health promotes nutrition under which directive
Healthy people 10 year plan
4 goals of Healthy people directive
Increase health quality
Decrease equity disparity
Create environment that promotes health
Promote health behaviors
Organic nutrients contain
Carbon and hydrogen
Inorganic nutrients include 2
Minerals and water
Organic nutrients include 4
Carbohydrates
Lipids (fats/oils)
Proteins
Vitamins
Macronutrients provide
can be
Energy
carb lipid or protein
Alcohol
Not a nutrient
Both drug and toxin
1 kilocarlie (Kcal)
Amount of heat needed to raise 1kg of water by 1 degree celcius
1 gram carb - ? kcal
4
1 gram protein - ? kcal
4
1 gram lipid - ? kcal
9
1 gram alcohol - ? kcal
7
Primary fuel source for body
composed of
Carbs
carbon hydrogen oxygen
Fiber is a type of
Carb
Lipids are water
composed of
Insoluble
carbon hydrogen oxygen
3 types of lipids
Triglycerides
Phospholipids
Sterlos
Triglycerides are
Found in food
serve as energy during during low/moderate exercise
Triglycerides are stored as
Adipose tissue - fat
Triglycerides provide what kind of vitamins
Fat soluble