Chap 2: Human Nutrition & Food Flashcards
Body requires how many specific nutrients to maintain health
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The two classes of nutrition
Micronutrients and Macronutrients
Nutrition definition
Study of foods and their contribution to health and disease
Micronutrients
Vitamins and Minerals
Macronutrients
Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fat
(Lipids)
Micronutrient and Macronutrients functions
Sustain growth, repair & vital processes and to furnish energy
Enzymes
Biological Catalysts
Essential Nutrients
Cannot be synthesized by the body, obtained from diet
Non-essential Nutrients
Synthesized by the body
“Silent Killers”
(Hypertension)
High Blood Pressure
3 general (major) function of Nutrients
- Form BODY STRUCTURES (organs, teeth, bone and skin)
- Serves as REGULATORS of the body process (molecular and biological level (hormones and enzymes))
- Provide ENERGY by being broken down during metabolism
“Forgotten” Nutrient
WATER
Malnutrition
Too much or too little intake of essential nutrients
Overnutrition
EXCESSIVE intake of one or more nutrients (toxic response)
Undernutrition
Dietary DEFICIT of one or more nutrients (deficiency diseases)
Monosaccharides
1 sugar (unit)
Calorie
Units of measure for energy
What provides calories
Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats
Small calorie (gram)
Approximate amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius
Large Calorie (kilogram)
Approximate amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius
1 Large calorie is equal to
1000 small calories or one kilocalorie (kcal)
kcal count
Carbohydrate - 4 kcal
Fat - 9 kcal
Protein - 4 kcal
Alcohol - 7 kcal
Content of Water
Higher Age —- Lower Water
Higher Fat —– Lower Water
Functions of Water
- Regulation of body temperature
- Lubricates organs
- Medium for metabolic/chemical reactions
- Carrier and aids in movement of nutrients
Dehydration
Water intake less than water output (Leads to imbalance of electrolytes)
Not Enough
- Na - Sodium
- K - Potassium
- Cl - Chloride
Energy requirements (for adults) (kg)
Males - 40 kcal/kg (body weight/day)
Females - 38 kcal/kg (body weight/day)