Nutrition

Question 1

Saturated fat

Answer 1

Animal fats, coconut oil associated with health risks

Question 2

Why is sugar bad?

Answer 2

Linked to obesity, diabetes and increased risk of heart disease

Question 3

Protein

Answer 3

Amino acids that your body can’t produce

Question 4

Carbohydrates

Answer 4

Your body’s main source of energy

Question 5

What is portion distortion?

Answer 5

The increased size of portions

Question 6

What is the number one contributor to obesity?

Answer 6

Soda

Question 7

Choloesterol

Answer 7

a waxy substance produced by the liver

Question 8

What is the nutrient dense food?

Answer 8

Foods that have lots of nutrients for the amount of calories

Question 9

What are empty calories?

Answer 9

Calories with no nutritional value

Question 10

What does fat do?

Answer 10

Provides energy 
Stored in body for emergency 
Provides essential fatty acids
Essential for cell membranes and nerves
Assists in vitamin absorption

Question 11

What do carbohydrates do?

Answer 11

They are used during exercise and are the only source of energy for brain cells, red blood cells and others

Question 12

How is cholesterol bad?

Answer 12

If you have too much it clogs your arteries

Question 13

Why is water important?

Answer 13

Regulates temperature, carries waste, lubricates moving parts, digest, absorb and transport nutrients

Question 14

Why is salt bad?

Answer 14

Linked to hypertension

Question 15

Calorie

Answer 15

Amount of energy you need to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1 degree centigrade

Question 16

Trans fat

Answer 16

Bad fat

Question 17

Essential nutrients

Answer 17

Things that your body cannot produce by itself like water, carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals

Question 18

How is cholesterol good?

Answer 18

In order to patch holes in arteries

Question 19

What does protein do?

Answer 19

Builds and maintains muscle, bones, and other body tissues

Creates enzymes that facilitates chemical reactions