Nutrition

Question 1

Healthy skin begins with

Answer 1

Diet and water intake

Question 2

Why is drinking pure water essential to the health of the skin and body?

Answer 2

Sustains health of cells

Aids in elimination of toxins and waste

Helps regulate body temperature

Aids in proper digestion

Question 3

What is the formula to determine how much water is needed everyday for maximum physical health?

Answer 3

Take your body weight and divide by 2

Divide the number by 8

The resulting number approximates how many 8 ounces glasses of water you should drink everyday

Question 4

Water

Answer 4

Helps maintain a normal body temperature

Essential for carrying out waste material out of the body

The adult body contains approx. 4-5 quarts of water and loses about 3 quarts daily through excretion and perspiration

Question 5

The ratio of water loss depends on…

Answer 5

Amount of activity

Environmental conditions

Question 6

Effects of dehydration

Answer 6

Can slow the metabolism by as much as 3%

Lack of water is #1 cause of fatigue

A 2% drop in water can cause fuzzy short term memory and difficulty in focusing

Question 7

Proper dietary choices help regulate

Answer 7

Hydration

Oil production

Overall cell function

Question 8

What can be the result of a poor diet?

Answer 8

Skin disorders, fatigue, stress, depression, and some diseases

Question 9

What are necessary for a balanced diet?

Answer 9

Vitamins and minerals

Question 10

What are macronutrients?

Answer 10

Are the basic building blocks necessary for bodily functions

Question 11

What are the principle nutrients or three basic food groups?

Answer 11

Carbohydrates, proteins and fats

They make up the largest part of nutrition we take in

Question 12

Proteins

Answer 12

Proteins are chains of amino acid molecules

Used by every cell of the body to make other usable protein

Needed to make muscle tissue, blood, enzymes and keratin that is present in skin, nails and hair

Proteins are used by the immune system in determining what an invader is and how the body reacts

Collagen is made from protein

Question 13

Dietary sources of protein

Answer 13

Meat, fish, eggs, dairy and beans

Question 14

Although there are more than 100 naturally occurring amino acids, the proteins of all plants and animals are made from…

Answer 14

Just 20 common amino acids

Question 15

11 of the 20 common amino acids are called

Answer 15

Nonessential amino acids

Question 16

Why are the 11 out of 20 called nonessential amino acids?

Answer 16

Because they can be synthesized by the body and don’t have to be in our diet

Question 17

The remaining 9 amino acids are called…

And why?

Answer 17

Essential amino acids

They must be in our diet daily

cannot be synthesized by the human body

Question 18

Carbohydrates

Answer 18

Breakdown the basic chemical sugars that supply energy for the body

Question 19

Most important carbohydrate:

Answer 19

Glucose

Question 20

Glucose

Answer 20

Provides most of the body’s energy

Stored in the muscles and liver as glycogen

Question 21

When muscles are used, glycogen is broken down into

Answer 21

ATP

Question 22

ATP

Answer 22

Substance that provides energy to cells

Converts oxygen to carbon dioxide, a waste product we breath out

Question 23

What can carbohydrates combine with to produce important body chemicals?

Answer 23

Protein

Question 24

Mucopolysaccharides

Answer 24

are carbohydrate- lipid complexes

example of a good water binder

Question 25

Glycosaminoglycans

Answer 25

Water binding substance between the fibres of the dermis

Question 26

What are the 3 basic types of carbohydrates?

Answer 26

1. Simple sugar
2. Starches
3. Fiber

Question 27

Simple sugar

Answer 27

Present in table sugar

Also known as sucrose, fruit sugars (fructose) and milk sugars (lactose)

Question 28

Starches

Answer 28

Complex carbohydrates

Present in vegetables and grains

Starch is white, odourless

In plants, carbohydrates are stored chiefly as starch

Question 29

Fiber “roughage”

Answer 29

Another type of carbohydrate

Divided into two categories:
1 Soluble
2 Insoluble

Help to move food particles from the digestive tract, into the colon, where they are expressed as waste or stool

Question 30

A lack of fiber is associated with

Answer 30

Constipation

Colon cancer

Question 31

Lipids (fats)

Answer 31

fats can be used as energy but not as readily as carbohydrates

Fats produce materials in the sebaceous glands that lubricate the skin

Fats are used by the body to make hormones and create cell membranes

Fats assist in the absorption of fat soluble vitamins ( A, D, E and K)

fat also helps to retain heat

Question 32

Trans fatty acids

Answer 32

Increase cholesterol in the blood

These are fats that clog the blood vessels , slowing and blocking blood flow

Plant and vegetable products contain no cholesterol

Animal products such as pork, beef, eggs, dairy, chicken and fish contain cholesterol

High levels of blood cholesterol can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke

Yellow or white papules around the eyes may indicate an elevated cholesterol level