Nutrition and Supporting Sciences Flashcards
what is energy?
the capacity to do work
___, ___, and ___ all yield energy
CHO, protein, and fat
___ and ___ provide 4 calories/gram
CHO and protein
CHO and protein provide ___ calories/gram
4
___ provides 9 calories/gram
fat
fat provides ___ calories/gram
9
the brain uses ___ exclusively as an E source
glucose
the brain uses glucose exclusively as an ___
E source
what does the brain use as an E source during starvation?
ketone bodies
where are tissue stores of glucose in the body
- glycogen in muscle and liver
- fat from adipose tissue
- cellular mass (protein stores)
glucose is stored in the ___ and ___ as glycogen
muscle; liver
glucose is stored in the muscle and liver as ___
glycogen
what is gluconeogenesis
conversion of non-carbohydrate sources into glucose; creation of glucose from glycerol and amino acids
what is homeostasis
state of equilibrium of the internal environment of the body
what are enzymes
proteins; organic catalysts that control reaction
what is a conenzyme
enzyme activators; includes some vitamins (B)
what vitamins are needed for E production?
pantothenic acid, thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin
what is a substrate
substance upon which an enzyme works
what is a cofactor
assists enzymes; minerals
what are hormones?
secretions from endocrine; trigger enzyme action; chemical messengers that trigger enzymes
what does thyroxine regulate
metabolism and rate of oxidation
thyroxine influences what
physical and mental growth
what happens when glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis of the liver is stimulated
raises the blood glucose
what is anabolism
synthesis of a more complex substance
what is catabolism
breakdown; uses and releases energy; creates a constant energy deficit, which must be supplied by food
what is BEE
basal energy expenditure; minimum amount of energy needed at rest in fasting (amount needed to carry out involuntary work of the body, activity of internal organs, and internal temp)
BEE is affected by what?
extremes in environmental temperatures; tropical climate 5-20% increase
what stimulates metabolic rate and by how much?
caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine; 7-15%
what is EEPA
energy expended in physical activity; highly variable
what is TEF
thermic effect of food, diet-induced thermogenesis, the calorigenic effect of food; energy needed to digest, absorb, and assimilate nutrients; ~10% of E expenditure
TEF is greater or less after consumption of carb and protein than after fat
greater
TEF is about ___% of E expenditure
10%
what is BMR
basal metabolic rate; measured in morning when reclining, awake, relaxed, at normal body temp, at least 12 hrs after meal, and several hours after strenuous activity
BMR measures
oxygen consumed
BMR is affected primarily by what 4 things
- sex
- age
- body composition
- endocrine glands-thyroid
how is BMR affected by sex
women have 5-10% lower BMR than men
how is BMR affected by age
highest BMR is 0-2 years of age; older adults less activity, less lean body mass, more body fat: BMR decreases
how is BMR measured
by PBI/protein bound iodine; measures activity of thyroid gland, metabolism, level of thyroxine priduced
when PBI is elevated, BMR is ___
elevated
is PBI a nutritional assessment parameter?
no
BMR can be increased by ___
exercise
what is BEE
basal energy expenditure; calculated BMR
BEE includes what
age, sex, body surface area (height, weight)
what is rmr?
energy expenditure measured under similar conditions, after a short rest and controlled intake of caffeine, alcohol
___ is more frequently measured than BMR
RMR
RMR is ___ than BMR by ___%
greater; 10-20%
of the predictive equations ___ predicts within 10% of indirect calorimetry
Mifflin St Jeor
Mifflin St Jeor should be used with ___ and ___ individuals
normal weight and obese individuals; use actual body weight for underweight, overweight, and obese
what is the most practical way of measuring energy balance
following changes in weight
RQ depends on what
fuel mixture being metabolized: cho alone: 1 mixture: 0.85 protein alone: 0.82 fat alone: 0.7
list the monosaccharides
glucose, fructose, galactose
list the disaccharides
sucrose, lactose, maltose
what 2 monosaccharides is sucrose made of
glucose and fructose
what 2 monosaccharides is lactose made of
glucose and glucose
what 2 monosaccharides is maltose made of
glucose and galactose
list the polysaccharides
- starch
- cellulose
- glycogen
- dextrin
- pectin
what is starch
glucose chains, 50% of CHO intake
what is cellulose
resistant to digestive enzyme amylase; adds bulk
what is glycogen
animal starch; from glucose; stored in muscle and liver
what is pectin
nondigestible; thickening quality; in fruits
what is dextrin
intermediate product of starch breakdown
what is sorbitol
alcohol from glucose; absorbed by passive diffusion; converted into fructose
how sweet is fructose
the sweetest
how sweet is sorbitol
slightly less sweet than glucose
put the following in order of sweetness: sucrose, sorbitol, glucose, fructose, invert sugar, lactose, galactose, maltose, mannitol
- fructose
- invert sugar
- sucrose
- glucose
- sorbitol
- mannitol
- galactose
- maltose
- lactose
what is the make up carbohydrates
made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
what are the functions of cho
energy, protein-sparing action, regulation of fat metabolism
sulfur is found in what proteins
cystine, cysteine, and methionine
what make up protein
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; sulfur in cystine, cysteine, and methionine
what % of a protein is nitrogen
16%
amino acids have a ___ and a ___
amino group (NH2) as acid; carboxyl group (COOH) as the acid
**what are the essential amino acids
TV TILL PMH; threonine valine tryptophan isoleucine leucine lysine phenylalanine methionine histidine
what are the 2 conditionally essential amino acids
arginine
glutamine
tryptophan is a precursor for ___ and ___
seratonin; niacin
___ is converted to tyrosine
phenylalanine
phenylalanine is converted to ___
tyrosine
methionine is converted to ___
cysteine
___ is converted to cysteine
methionine
what is a conjugated protein
simple plus non protein substance (like lipoprotein)
what is a simple protein
yields only amino acids
what is a derived protein
fragments from simple and conjugates (like peptide)
what are the functions of protein
- tissue synthesis
- maintains growth
- regulated body processes