2️⃣ Nutrient Definitions Compact

Question 1

What is nutrition?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What are nutrients?

Answer 2

Chemical substances obtained from food that your body needs to function properly, to grow, etc.

Question 3

__ out of 10 causes of death are linked to your diet

Answer 3

6

Question 4

What are essential nutrients?

Answer 4

Nutrients your body cannot make on its own.

Question 5

What are the two kinds of nutrients?

Answer 5

Macronutrients and Micronutrients.

(MACRO and MICRO)

Question 6

What are macronutrients?

Answer 6

Carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

*These make up the greatest portion of nutrient intake

Question 7

What are carbohydrates?

Answer 7

• The main energy source for your body.
• They come in the form of sugar, starch or fiber.

Question 8

What are complex carbohydrates?

Answer 8

Carbohydrates that:

• Digest more slowly.
• Rich in vitamins and minerals (healthy).

Question 9

What are simple carbohydrates?

Answer 9

Carbohydrates that:

• Digest quickly.
• Lack nutrients (unhealthy)

Question 10

What is glucose (blood sugar)?

Answer 10

The sugar found in your blood.

Question 11

What are hidden sugars?

Answer 11

Sugar added to products but are hidden in some way by the companies selling it. One way is by changing sugar to another name on the label.

Question 12

What are complete proteins?

Answer 12

Foods that contain all the proteins you need.

Question 13

What are incomplete proteins?

Answer 13

Foods that don’t contain enough proteins you need.

Question 14

What are fats/lipids?

Answer 14

Substances that don’t dissolve in water and produce the most energy of any food.

Question 15

What does your body use fats for?

Answer 15

Insulation and protection.

Question 16

What is cholesterol?

Answer 16

A waxy substance found in your blood.

Question 17

What are the 2 kinds of cholesterol?

Answer 17

High-density lipids (HDL) and Low-Density Lipids (LDL)

Question 18

What is HDL (High-Density Lipids)?

Answer 18

The ‘good’ kind of cholesterol as it removes its bad counterpart from the body (LDL).

Question 19

What is LDL (Low-Density-Lipids)?

Answer 19

The ‘bad’ kind of cholesterol as gets stuck in your arteries. HDL helps remove it from the body.

Question 20

What are saturated fats?

Answer 20

Fats that are usually solid at room temperature and contain bad cholesterol (so unhealthy).

Question 21

What are the two kinds of unsaturated fats?

Answer 21

Monounsaturated fats and Polyunsaturated fats.

Question 22

What are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats?

Answer 22

Fats that are both liquid at room temperature and contain good cholesterol (so healthier).

Question 23

What are trans fats?

Answer 23

Artificially made fats that raise bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol (so unhealthy)

Question 24

What are calories?

Answer 24

A measure of the energy in your foods vs the energy your body burns.

Question 25

What are micronutrients?

Answer 25

Vitamins and Minerals.

*These you need in only small amounts (so called micro)

Question 26

What are the 6 basic elements in a nutritious diet?

Answer 26

Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.