Nutrition

What are nutrients? correct answer: Chemical substances necessary for life. Functions of Nutrients correct answer: Provide energy Build and Repair body tissue Regulate body processes (i.e circulation, respiration, digestion, and elimination) What are the 6 classes of nutrients? correct answer: Carbohydrates (CHO) Fats (lipids) Proteins Vitamins Minerals Water True or false: No nutrient can work alone correct answer: True Where are essential nutrients found? correct answer:...

energy imbalance correct answer: eating either too much or too little for the amount of energy expended Wellness correct answer: a way of life that integrates body ,mind ,and spirit Nutrients correct answer: Chemical in food need for good health essential nutrients correct answer: nutrients found only in food carbohydrates (CHO) correct answer: the nutrient class providing the major source of energy in the average diet proteins correct answer: the only one of the six essent...

what are carbohydrates? correct answer: energy foods that can be rapidly oxidized by the body to release energy and heat what are the 3 macronutrients? correct answer: carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids which macronutrient is the primary source of energy in the human body? correct answer: Carbohydrates which elements make up carbohydrates? correct answer: carbon hydrogen oxygen what are the 4 functions of carbohydrates? correct answer: 1) providing energy 2) protein-sparing...

Carbohydrates correct answer: These foods can be rapidly oxidized by the body to release energy and its product, heat Carbs are a _______ source of energy for humans correct answer: Primary Carbs are... correct answer: Least expensive and most abundant Carbs can ______ grow in most climates, they _______ well, and are _________ to digest correct answer: Easily, store, easy Carbs provide ________ calories for ppl living in the United States correct answer: Half In some parts o...

carbohydrates, fats, water, protein, vitamins, minerals correct answer: the 6 major nutrients water correct answer: the most important nutrient- it's in ALL of your body's cells carbohydrates correct answer: the sugars and starches which give your body energy in the form of glucose fiber rich fruits, veggies, whole grains correct answer: 3 sources of good carbs- (rich in which nutrient, too?) glucose correct answer: sugar which gives your red blood cells energy simple carbs...

Good nutrition can affect your lifelong health by... A. Increasing your risk of stroke B. Helping you avoid gaining weight C. Causing cardiovasular disease D. Leading to osteoporosis correct answer: Helping you avoid gaining weight "Mindless eating" is most likely to cause you to: A. Gain weight B. Feel hungry C. Forget to eat D. Need food correct answer: Gain weight The number of calories you can eat each day without gaining weight depends on your: A. Hunger B. Activit...

Monosaccharides correct answer: Glucose (fruits) Fructose (honey/corn syrup) Galactose (milk) Disaccharides correct answer: Sucrose (table sugar/molasses) Lactose (milk) Maltose (sweetener/starch digestion) Polysaccharides correct answer: Starch (grain products) Glycogen (rice, corn, legumes, potatos, veggies) Functions of Vitamins correct answer: Enzymes Antioxidants Hormones Gene expression Cell Membrane Eyes Vitamin A Functions correct answer: RETINOL (retinoids)...

Diabetes mellitus correct answer: group of serious and chronic disorders affecting the metabolism of carbs, hyperglycemia, high amounts of sugar in the blood Pre-diabetes correct answer: A condition in which a person's blood glucose levels are above normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, can be realized by growing insulin resistance Facts about insulin correct answer: secreted by Islets of Langerhans in pancreas, controlled blood sugar. Too little insulin means ...

Absorption correct answer: Taking up of nutrients in the intestines Adipose tissue correct answer: Fatty tissue Aerobic metabolism correct answer: Combining nutrient oxygen within the cell; also called oxidation. Albumin correct answer: Protein that occurs in blood plasma Alkalosis correct answer: Condition in which excess base accumulates in, or acids are lost from, the body. Amino acids correct answer: Nitrogen containing chemical compounds of which protein is composed ...

Muscle weakness due to wasting would most likely be evaluated by which test? correct answer: handgrip strength Betsy Winslow is a 62-year-old retired school teacher. She is 5'3" tall and weighs 155 pounds. Mrs. Winslow is a member of a walking group that meets three mornings a week. She walks two miles each morning. After experiencing episodes of chest pain and shortness of breath when walking, she made an appointment to see her physician. Her laboratory results are as follows: total chole...