FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION Flashcards
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE NECESSARY FOR LIFE
NUTRIENTS
6 CLASSIFICATION OF NUTRIENTS
CARBOHYDRATES
FATS (LIPIDS)
PROTEINS
VITAMINS
MINERALS
WATER
MACRONUTRIENTS
CARBOHYDRATES
FATS (LIPIDS)
PROTEINS
MICRONUTRIENTS
VITAMINS
MINERALS
ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT
WATER
ORGANIC
CARBOHYDRATES
FATS
PROTEINS
VITAINS
CONTAINS CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN
ORGANIC
1G OF PROTEIN IS EQUAL TO
4 KILOCALORIE
AG OF ALCOHOL IS EQUAL TO
7 KILOCALORIE
INORGANIC MATTER
WATER
MINERALS
INSIMPLEST FORM WHEN INGESTED
INORGANIC
MAJOR SOURCE OF ENERGY
CARBOHYDRATES
CEREAL, GRAINS, VEG, FRUITS, NUTS, SUGARS SOURCE OF
CARBOHYDRATES
PROVIDES NERGY AND HAS THE HIGHEST KILOCALORIE VALUE
FATS
1G OF FATS IS EQUAL TO
9 KILOCALORIE
MEATS, MILK, CREAM, BUTTER, CHEESE, EGG, YOLKS, OIL, NUTS
FATS
MAIN: TISSUE REPAIR
SECONDARY: PROVIDE ENERGY
PROTEINS
ONLY ONE OF THE 6 NUTRIENTS THAT CONTAINS NITROGEN
PROTEINS
MEATS, FISH, POULTRY, EGGS, MILK, CHEESE, CORN, GRAINS, NUTS SEEDS
PROTEINS
REGULATE BODY PROCESSESS AND AIDS IN THE RELEASE OF ENERGY
VITAMINS
WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINS
C, B-COMPLEX GROUP
FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS
A, D, E , K
REGULATE BODY PROCESSESS
MINERALS
CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS, POTASSIUM, SODIUM CHLORIDE, IRON, MAGNESIM, ZINC
MINERALS
MAJOR CONSTITUENT OF ALL LIVING THINGS
WATER