CHPT 9 Flashcards
Registered and licensed dietitians and nutritionists are authorized to provide
nutrition counseling, medical nutrition therapy, and meal plans
Fitness professionals can provide
general nutrition guidelines, direct clients to credible nutrition resources
Protein is comprised of _____ amino acids; ___ are essential and must be obtained via the
diet
- 20
- 9
The role of protein is the synthesis of
tissues, organs, hormones, enzymes, and peptides
Dietary sources of complete proteins include
soy and animal foods
Plant-based, incomplete protein foods include
legumes, grains, and vegetables
Protein contains ______ calories per gram
4
The RDA for protein is ______ g/kg bodyweight
0.8
The AMDR for protein is ____ to _____ of total calories
10% to 35%
Carbohydrates include
simple sugars, complex carbohydrates, glycogen, and fiber
Dietary sources of carbohydrates include
plant foods and dairy, including grains,
vegetables, legumes, fruit, milk, and yogurt
Simple sugars include the
monosaccharides and disaccharides
Complex carbohydrates are
long chains of glucose units called polysaccharides, which are slower to digest and raise blood glucose levels slowly.
Sources of complex carbohydrates include
starches, legumes, and vegetables
Registered Dietitian/ Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
clinical nutrition to community, food service, and nutrition education
Certified Nutritionist
CISSN
Certified in Sports Nutrition by the International Society of Sports Nutrition
CNS
Certified Nutrition Specialist by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists
CDN or LDN
a license to practice nutrition in the certifying/licensing state
The scope of practice for fitness professionals lies primarily within two areas:
the field of physical assessment and the development of an appropriate exercise training program based on a client’s goals and abilities
Certified Personal Trainers may provide
education to clients on basic nutrition strategies and direct them to appropriate resources to help support their body composition, training, and/or performance goals
Some sources of credible information include:
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
International Society of Sports Nutrition
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nutrition.gov
Dietitians of Canada
British Nutrition Foundation
Nutrition Australia
World Health Organization
The basic building block of a protein is
an amino acid
Proteins are comprised of sequences of amino acids that are linked together by
peptide bonds
The process of breaking down internal proteins and recycling the component amino acids is called
protein turnover, and it serves as an important source of amino acids for the synthesis of new proteins.
There are ____ amino acids
20
_____ are considered essential amino acids (EAAs)
9
______ are considered nonessential
11
arginine and histidine can become conditionally essential under
high-volume training or metabolic stress
Essential Amino acids (9)
Leucine^
Isoleucine^
Valine^
Methionine
Phenylalanine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Lysine
Histidine*
Nonessential Amino acids (11)
Alanine
Arginine*
Aspartic acid
Asparagine
Cysteine
Glutamic acid
Glutamine*
Glycine
Proline
Serine
Tyrosine
Conditionally Essential (3)
Histidine
Arginine
Glutamine
A protein source is considered to be a complete protein if it provides
all of the essential amino acids
an incomplete protein is
lacking in one or more of the essential amino acids
