Nutrition Flashcards
What does the food we consume contains?
water, protein, carbs, lipids, minerals and vitamins
What is it when the body uses food to construct muscle tissue, deposit fat under skin, and stores carb energy?
anabolism
What process requires energy?
anabolism
what process of breaking down substances into smaller components?
Catabolism
What is an example of catabolism?
excersizing when the body breaks down fat and releases energy for continued excersize
What is the sum of the chemical reactions of anabolism and catabolism
metabolism
what makes up more than half of the human body?
Water
what flows through vessels, fills up space inside and between cells, and is required for survival
water
What substances are found in starches and sugars
Carbs
What are our main source of energy
Carbs
What are carbs converted into
glucose
what does carbs become once they are stored in muscle and liver?
glycogen
what does the body release during exercise or short term starvation
glycogen
What are known for their capability to store energy but also provides protections and communication between cells
lipids
Which lipid assists with energy storage, broken down and distributed when needed
fats and oils
what lipids work as a protection level and help cells by preventing water loss within body
waxes
What are lipids that assist with communication process between cells, composed of cholesterol, testoerone and estrogen
steriods
what is the basic building block of the body
protein
what third nutrient that are designed to serve as a significant energy source
protein
What makes up muscles and other tissues and is found in every part of our cells.
protein
What is considered a complete protein
foods that contain all nine essential amino acids
What is it called when a food doesnt contain all 9 amino acids?
incomplete protein
what are chemical compounds present in very small amounts of food?
minerals and trace elements
What functions as coenzymes, and helps to catalyze chemical reactions
vitamins
