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Question 1

____ refers to total amount of food we regularly consume

Answer 1

Diet

Question 2

What is a nutrient?

Answer 2

Substances found in food required for maintenance, growth, and survival

Question 3

The 6 categories of nutrients can be divided into _____ and ______ nutrients

Answer 3

macro, micro

Question 4

Of the 6 categories of nutrients, what are the 3 energy yielding nutrients?

Answer 4

Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins

Question 5

When is a nutrient considered organic?

Answer 5

It has carbon atoms

Question 6

Of the 6 categories of nutrients, which are organic?

Answer 6

Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins

Question 7

What is the defining characteristic of a nutrient? For example, carbohydrates are made up of hexagonal ________

Answer 7

The structure of their molecules

saccharides

Question 8

What is the big difference between vitamins and minerals?

Answer 8

Vitamins are organic

Question 9

A significant use for both vitamins and minerals is that they promote…

Answer 9

Enzymatic Activity

Question 10

Unlike vitamins, minerals can provide ______ _________, like hardening your teeth and bones

Answer 10

body structure

Question 11

Why should we consume lots of phytochemicals?

Answer 11

They may have positive health effects

Question 12

What are examples of produce that contain flavonoids?

Answer 12

Blueberries and raspberries

Question 13

What are examples of produce that contain carotenoids?

Answer 13

Carrots

Question 14

Toxins can cause harm only when…

Answer 14

we consume above a certain threshold.

Question 15

The FDA and Health Canada helps regulate the presence of ______ within food

Answer 15

toxins

Question 16

What is an essential nutrient? What are some examples?

Answer 16

A nutrient that the body requires, but cannot bake itself. Amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, water

Question 17

What are the 6 categories of nutrients?

Answer 17

Water, carbs, lipids, proteins, vitamins, and minerals

Question 18

What do carbohydrates consist of?

Answer 18

Sugars, starches, fibres

Question 19

What do lipids consist of?

Answer 19

Triglycerides, fatty acids, sterols, phospholipids

Question 20

Vitamins are both ___ and _____ soluble

Answer 20

fat, water

Question 21

Minerals are just _____ elements

Answer 21

chemical

Question 22

What are non-nutrients? What are some examples?

Answer 22

Substances found in food that are not considered nutrients. Phytochemicals, caffeine, toxins

Question 23

What are phytochemicals?

Answer 23

Plant chemicals

Question 24

How can flavonoids benefit us?

Answer 24

Anti inflammatory, anti-tumour, antioxidant effects

Question 25

How can you reduce your exposure to toxins?

Answer 25

Throw out old/mouldy/foul-smelling foods

Question 26

What is nutritionism?

Answer 26

A term that describes why reducing the effects of foods to the sum of their parts can be problematic

Question 27

How can carotenoids benefit us?

Answer 27

antioxidant effects and synthesize vitamin A