Test 4 Flashcards
The rule that states that if you eat a variety of nutritious foods 80% of the time you whatever you want for the remaining 20% and not feel guilty
80/20 rule
The desire to eat
Appetite
The energy producing value of food when oxidized in the body
Calorie
Foods made up of starches such as pasta and rice that the body uses for long term energy
Complex carbs
Made up of indigestible carbohydrates that offer health benefits
Fiber
A sugar used by the body’s cells for energy
Glucose
The physiological need for food
Hunger
The mount of heat (or energy) required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram (or 1,000 grams) of water by 1 degree Celsius
Kilocalorie
The science of food, the study of its uses within the body and its relationship to health
Nutrition
Substances that usually come from animal sources, solid at room temperature and associated with health problems
Saturated fats
Foods easily absorbed by the body’s cells; provide only short term energy
Simple carbs
Fats that result when liquid oil has hydrogen added to it to make it more solid (hydrogeneation)
Trans-fatty acid
Substances found in plant sources liquid at room temperature and associated with health benefits
Unsaturated fats
Come from the Latin would that means to nourish or providing all that is necessary to sustain life
Nutrition
The study of nutrition involves knowing approximately how many essential nutrients?
46
The 46 essential nutrients fall into what 6 categories?
- ) Carbohydrates
- ) Fats
- ) Proteins
- ) Vitamins
- ) Minerals
- ) Water
Contributes to the body’s energy needs, without which no other metabolic activity would occur and does so in the form of glucose
Carbohydrates
_______ is the most important sugar for the cells of the human body and a sugar into which all carbs eventually break down
Glucose
2 types of carbs
- ) Complex
2. ) Simple
Made of of starches, the form of nutrients easiest for the body to digest, absorb and use
Complex carbs
Labeled because of the molecular structure, these are sugars which also provide energy to the body but for a shorter period of time
Simple carbs
Also known as lipids, provide energy, carry the fat-soluble vitamins A,D,E,and K in the blood, provide essential fatty acids needed for growth; insulate the body, are essential parts of every cell and contribute to hormone synthesis and the blood clotting mechanism
Fats
Needed for growth, repair and maintenance of all body cells, also transmits hereditary characteristics and helps form the hormones and enzymes used to regulate body processes
Proteins
2 types of protein
- ) Complete
2. ) Incomplete