CH 27 Part 1 Flashcards
Which type of nutrient must be consumed in large quantities and are all organic molecules?
Macronutrients
Which type of nutrient must be consumed in small quantities and include vitamins and minerals?
Micronutrients
Where do essential nutrients come from?***
Diet
Where do nonessential nutrients come from?***
Body
Monosaccharide sugars include?
- Glucose
- Fructose
- Galactose
Disaccharides sugars include?
- Sucrose
- Lactose
- Maltose
Monkeys have an ___ enzyme that breaks down___.
- Cellulose
2. Fiber
Function of fiber?
Pulls water into the large intestine and softens poop
What is gluconeogenesis?
Production of glucose from non carb sources
Which saturated fat is more healthy?
Unsaturated
Types of water soluble vitamins?
- B
2. C
Types of fat soluble vitamins?***
- K
- A
- D
- E
(KADE)
How is fat soluble vitamins absorbed?
In the GI tract within micelles
Functions of vitamins:
- K
- A
- D
- E
- Synthesis of blood clotting proteins
- Vision
- Forms calcitriol, increase calcium absorption of GI tract
- Stabilizes and prevents damage to cell membranes
What is the absorptive state?***
Time eating, digesting and absorbing nutrients
