(Basic Nutrients) Basic Nutrients Flashcards
How many classes are diets divided into?
6
What is used for energy and structure? (3)
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Carbohydrates supply ______ and provide _________ within the ____
Energy
Structure
Cell
What is utilized in many functions and structures of the body? (2)
Waters
Minerals
What has the key role in metabolic functions of the cell?
Vitamins
What are carbohydrates used for?
Used for energy and structure
What are proteins used for?
Used for energy and structure
What are lipids used for?
Used for energy and structure
What is water used for?
Utilized in many functions and structures of the body
What are minerals used for?
Utilized in many functions and structures of the body
What are vitamins used for?
The key role is in metabolic functions of the cell
The nutrients/diet provide the body with _____ essential elements for life
Three
What are the three essential elements for life? (3)
Energy to do its work
Building materials to maintain its form and function
Control agents to regulate these processes efficiently
What is the primary source of nutrients?
Carbohydrates
______ found in the form of ________ bonds ___________ within the cell
Energy
Chemical
Metabolized
True or False:
Animals utilizes much of the energy
True; some released as heat which maintains the normal body temperature
What is the unit of measurement that defines the energy within food?
Calorie
What is a calorie measured as?
The amount of energy required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius
Vast resources from the ___ enable ______ through ______________, to transform _____ energy into carbohydrate, the human body can rapidly break down the carbohydrates back into ______
Sun
Plants
Photosynthesis
Solar
Energy
Energy is used interchangeably with _______, ___________, and ____
Calorie
Kilocalorie
Kcal
True or False:
Both voluntary and involuntary movements require energy
True
Where is energy derived from?
Derived from the digestion and metabolism of food
How many things must be done to produce energy from a fuel source? What are they?
3
Change the basic fuel to a refined fuel that the machine is designed to use
Carry this refined fuel to the places that need it
Burn this refined fuel in the special equipment set up at these places
What are practical reasons that carbohydrates are found in diets all over the world? (_)
3
Carbohydrates are widely available
Carbohydrates are relatively low cost
Carbohydrate foods are easily stored