Nutrition Flashcards

1
Q

Peristalsis

A

Wave like movement that moves food through digestive tract

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2
Q

What is the large intestines job?

A

To absorb water from the digested material before its excreted

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3
Q

Physical , mental, psycologic , social , well being is all part of

A

Health

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4
Q

6 essential nutrients

A

Carbs, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, water

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5
Q

Simple carbs

A

Breakdown fast

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6
Q

Complex carbs

A

Slow breakdown

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7
Q

Unsaturated fat

A

Good

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8
Q

Water soluble vitamins

A

B and C

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9
Q

Fat soluble vitamins

A

A, D, e,k

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10
Q

Role of small intestines

A

Absorbs food we eat

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11
Q

Glycogen is stored in the?

A

Liver

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12
Q

Where do B vitamins come from

A

Animal products

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13
Q

Why is protein necessary?

A

For building and repairing tissues

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14
Q

Regulates passage of food through GI tract and influences absorption of nutrients

A

Fiber

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15
Q

Anything that ends in saccharide is a?

A

Carb

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16
Q

Glucose, fructose, galactose, simple carb, 1 sugar unit

A

Monosacharride

17
Q

Sucrose, lactose, maltose, simple , 2 sugar units

A

Disaccharide

18
Q

Starch, glycogen, dietary fiber, complex, many sugar units

A

Polysaccharide

19
Q

Can help prevent and treat disease lowers blood cholesterol ( LDL).

A

Fiber

20
Q

LDL

A

Bad, saturated fats

21
Q

HDL

A

Good, unsaturated fats

22
Q

What fat surrounds organs?

A

Visceral fat (bad fat)

23
Q

Those that the body is not able to make in the amounts needed

A

Essential nutrients

24
Q

Digestion of fats require what for completion

A

Bile