NST 10 Final Flashcards
What are Macro & Micronutrients
Macronutrients = carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and water Micronutrients= vitamins and minerals
What is EARs and how often?
Estimated Average Requirements
Daily Nutrients intake amounts
What is RDAs and how often?
Recommended Dietary Allowance
daily nutrients intake amounts
What is Als and how often?
Adequate Intake and daily intake amounts for nutrients
What is ULs and amount?
= Tolerable Upper Intake Levels
maximum daily intake amounts of nutrients
What is EERs and what info dose it provide?
= Estimated Energy Requirements
Average daily energy
What is Nutrient Dense
A food is nutrient dense when it meets more nutrient needs than calorie need
What is energy dense?
When food has alot of energy in it
How to calculate total calories to diet
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Required AMDR for each macro nutrient
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How to calculate percentage of energy from each macro nutrient.
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Structure and Functions of triglycerides?
Triglycerides
- -Structure = 3 fatty acids attached (bond) to glycerol
- -Function= provide energy, insulate and protect body
Gut Microbiome: Origin and function
Microbiome : collectively all the microbes in the human body; a community of microbes.
Structure and Function of Phospholipids
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Structure and function of sterols
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Omega-3: structure, dietary sources, and function
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Omega-6: structure, dietary sources, and function
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Function of different lipoproteins
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Structure and function of monosaccharide’s
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Structure and function of Disaccharides
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Structure and function of Polysaccharides
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Carbohydrates digestible forms
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Gluten free food and gluten-associated diseases
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Functions of proteins
Producing Vital Body Structures Maintaining Fluid Balance Neurotransmitters Contributing to Immune Function Providing Energy – 4 kcal/g
Protein Digestion
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Protein denaturation
Altering protein’s 3 dimensional structure – Acid, alkaline, heat, enzymes, or agitation
Protein absorption
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Protein Symptomsofdeficiencyandexcess
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Nitrogen Balance
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Essentialvs.nonessentialvs. conditional amino acids
Non = Body can produce Essential= must be taken via food Conditional = Essential during infancy, disease or trauma
MicronutrientDeficiency Vulnerablepopulations
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MicronutrientDeficiency Examples:iron,zinc,vitaminA,iodine
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What is Biofortification
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What is fortification
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What is supplementation?
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What Is dietary diversity?
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What is Golden Rice?
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FatSolubleVitamins ● VitaminA,D,E,K
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VitaminA ○ Sourcesandstorage
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Vitamin A -Conversionpathwaysbetweendifferentstructuralforms
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Functionandsymptomsofdeficiencyfordifferentformsof vitaminA
■ Retinol ■ Retinal ■ Retinoicacid
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Vitamin D Sources and forms
Salmon, tuna, and mackerel. SUN
Vitamin D Roleintheregulationofbloodcalciumlevel
calcium transport, the only hormone that can induce intestinal Ca++ absorption.
Vitamin D: Deficiency symptoms
rickets, osteoporosis
VitaminBs,C
○ Sources
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VitaminBs,C
○ Functions
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VitaminBs,C
○ Symptoms/ diseases of deficiency
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Bariatricsurgery
○ Prosandcons
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Bariatric Surgery
○ Impactonwatersolubleandfatsolublevitaminstatus
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Dietarysources of Calcium
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Copper Dietarysources
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Iron Dietarysources
nuts eggs raisins, meat, pork, shellfish
Zinc Dietarysources
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Zinc functions
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Iron functions
functional component of hemoglobin and respiration, every metabolism
Calcium functions
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Copper Functions
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Copper deficiency symptoms
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