Nutrition Flashcards
WHAT IS GLYCOGEN AND WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE?
ITS SUGAR AND IS BROKEN FORM OF CARBOHYDRATES TURNS INTO ENERGY
LIST SIMPLE CARBS
SINGLE SUGRS, FRACTOSE, GLUCOSE, AND MALTOSE HAVE NO VITAMINS, MINERALSA AND FIBERS
WHERE ARE SIMPLE CARBS FOUND
FRUITS MILK VEGETABLES CAKE CANDY
HOW MUCH SHOULD CARB TAKE FROM YOUR DAILY INTAKE
50 TO 60 PERCENT OF YOUR DAILY INTAKE
COMPLEX CARBS
LONG CHAIN FOUND IN VEGETABLES POTATOES RICE BEANS WHEAT CORN OATSAND PASTA
WHAT DO COMPLEX CARBS PROVIDE
VITAMINS MINERALS AND BIBERS BREAD RICE ASTA ETC
GLUCOSE
STORED AS FAT AS GLYCOGEN AND WHEN NEEDED IS GLUCOSE
LAW OF FIBER
DOES NOT YIELD ANY ENERGY
FUNCTIONS OF FATS
STORE ENERGY IN RESERVE, CUSHIONS VITAL ORGANS, INSULATES BODY, SORES AND TRANSPORTS FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS THROUGHOUT BODY
SATURATED FATS
SATURATED: USUALLY SOLID AT ROOM TEMP USUALLY FROM ANIMALES. NOT HEALTHY IN HIGH AMOUNTS CAN CAUSE HEAR DISEASE
NAME 3 THINGS HIGH IN SATURATED FAT
SASUAGE EGGS AND CHEESE
UNSATURATED FATS
USUALLY FROM PLANTS AND R LIQUIDS IN ROOM TEMPERATURE. FOODS ONTAINING GREATER THAN 20% SATURATED FATS ARE NOT HEALTHY.
CHOLESTEROL
PRODUCED BY LIVER, A FATLIKE SUBSTANCE THAT IS PART OF CELL MEMBRANES AND PROTECTS NERVE CELLS, AND HELPS DIGEST FOODS.
HDL
HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS GOOD CHOLESTREROL HELPS BODY REMOVE CHOLESTEROL FROM BLOOD BY BRINGING IT TO THE LIVER WHERE IT IS BROEKEN DOWN. FOUND IN SATURATED FATS.
LDL
LOW DENSITY LIPO PROTEINS THIS BAD CHOLESTEROL CARRIES CHOLESTEROL THROUGH BLOOD TO CELLS WHERE BUID UP OCCURS (PLAGUE) DEPOSITS OF LDL CLOG THE WALLS OF BLOOD VESSELS WHICH MAY LEAD TO HEART ATTACK. HIGH CHOLESTEROL EVELS IN BLOOD SHOULD BE LESS THAN 200MG/ DECILITER
