Group 5 Flashcards
Substances in food that the body needs to function properly
Nutrients
6 types of nutrients
Carbohydrates Fats Proteins Vitamins Minerals Water
Unit of energy
Calorie
3 nutrients that provide energy
Carbohydrate
Fats
Protein
Sugars and starches found in foods
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrate is made up of..?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
2 types of carbohydrates
Simple
Complex
Different forms of sugar which are easy for the body to process
Simple carbohydrate
Sugars in simple carb
Fructose and glucose
Lactose
Sucrose
Most important sugar in simple carb
Glucose
Glucose is converted to …? When not used
Glucogen
Body fats
A form of starch in th muscles an liver
Glycogen
2 kinds of complex carb
Starches and dietary fibers
Supplies nutrients
Food
Takes longer than sugars to be broken down into glucose and provide energy for a longer period
Starch
Comes from non digestible part of plants
Dietary fibers
Combines with water and other substances to assist in their removal diet
Soluble
Absorbs water and helps provide needed bulk to the diet
Insoluble
Nutrients that contain the most concentrated form of energy
Fats
Almost similar to carb, but they contain less oxygen and they dont dissolve in water
Lipid
Tyoes of fats
Saturated
Unsaturated
Type of fat that is solid at room temp
And has the maximum no. Of hydrogen atoms
Saturated fats
Type of fats that is liquid at room temp
Unsaturated fats
2 kinds of unsaturated fats
Monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats
Lack one pair of hydrogen atoms
give examples
Monosaturated fats
Olive oil, peanut oil
Lacks 2 or more pairs of hydrogen. Atoms
Polyunsaturated fats
A waxy, fat like substance produced by the body and is NOT An essential nutrient
Cholesterol
2 forms of cholesterol
HDL and LDL
Tends to deposit cholesterol on the walls of the blood vessels
The bad cholesterol
LDL
Removes cholesterol from the cells and brings it back to the liver and intestines to be excreted
The good cholesterol
HDL
Substance found in every cell
Proteins
Proteins are made up of what?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
Nutrients that work providing nutrients to be sure that the body functions properly.
They do provide calories
Vitamin
Minerals
Fats
Vitamins for healthy eyes skin, bone growth and toothe dev. And aids in cancer protection
Vit A
Vitamines for the building and maintaing bones
Vit. D
Vitamins for the protection of RBC and stabilizes cell membranes
Vit E
Vataminese for the normal clotting in blood
Vit. K
Important fot the body structure
Minerals
Needed for the nervous system and blood clotting
Calcium
Regulates passage of fluids in and out of cells
Sodium and potassium
Major minerals
Ca calcium
Na sodium
K potassium
Vital part of the hemoglobin
Iron
Needed for the thyroid glan
Iodine
Steps to weight control
Lower daily calorie intake
Increase level of physical act
Combine aerobic act and strength training exercise
Normal range of calorie intake
1500-2000
Not less than 1300
Two types of dietary fibers
Soluble
Insoluble
