Final Review Flashcards
Proteins
Nutrients that help build, repair and maintain body tissue also source of energy
Fat
Concentrated source of energy
Minerals
Non living substance that helps the body work properly
Water
Essentially to life makes up most of your body weight
Nutrient deficiency
Severe nutrient shortage makes bones Easier to break
Insoluble fibre
Can not be dissolved in water and just adds bulk
Soluble fibre
Dissolves in water like oatmeal may reduce blood cholesterol levels
Dietary fibre
Only comes plant material does not provide energy is a carbohydrate
Amino acids
Are protein made of chains of chemical building blocks your body can all but 9 of the 22 the 9 are called essential amino acids and can be found in foods that u eat
Essentially fatty acids
Fats promote health skin normal cell growth carry vitamin A D E K
Saturated fats
Bad cholesterol or LDL
Ex meat poultry skin whole milk coconut oil palm oil and palm kernel oil
Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats
Good fats lower LDL and raise HDL
Ex vegetables oil peanut oil avocados soybeans oil olive oil
Carbohydrates
Bodies main source of energy one nutrient is dietary fibre
Serotonin
Found in comfort foods like bread and pasta
Food bank
Where u can get food if you need it
Ascorbic acid
Another name for vitamin C
Osteoporosis
When your bones become brittle and break
Phytochemicals
A disease fighting nutrient found in plants
Chyme
A substance in your stomach process of food being churned
Hemoglobin
It regulates the blood pressure and is how oxygen gets taken from place to place
Villi
Is the lining of the small intestine it has billions of finger like projections takes in
Portal vein
Where the nutrients are carried
When glucose combined with oxygen to produce energy
Oxidation
Anemia
When your body does not have enough iron