Nutrition - RVT Flashcards
What are the energy producing nutrients?
Carbohydrates (CHO)
Fats
Proteins
What are the non- energy producing nutrients?
Water
Vitamins
Minerals
What are the CHO subcategories?
Digestible
Soluble fibers
Insoluble fibers
What are the subcategories of the digestible carbohydrates?
Sugars
Starches
What are the subcategories of the soluble fiber CHO’s?
Pectin
Guar Gum
Mucilage
What are the sub categories of the insoluble fibers?
Lignin and cellulose
What does soluble fiber do?
Combines with water to form a gel
Slows down the movement of food through the GIT
Helps to regulate blood sugar levels
Slows stomach emptying
What are the sources of soluble fibers?
Fruits, vegetables and barley
What is the main function of insoluble fiber?
To bulk up the digesta in the intestines
Reduces caloric density of food
Slows down nutrient absorption
Helps with certain GIT issues
Where do we find / get insoluble fibre?
They are the structural component of grass, plants and wood.
Oats, corn, wheat bran
What makes up a lipid molecule?
Glycerol - a molecule with 3 carbon atoms, each carbon atom having an oxygen atom attached to it with 3 fatty acid chains.
What is the primary function of lipids in the diet?
Energy!
Animals get twice as much energy from each gram of fat that they can from a gram of carb. Also increases palatibility and improves the texture of food.
Required for absorption of fat soluble vitamins.
What are essential fatty acids? EFA’s
The body cannot manufacture them and can only be obtained through the diet.
Linoleic acid
Alpha-linolenic acid
Arachadonic acid
How is arachidonic acid different in dogs than cats?
Dogs use linoleic acid and alpha-linoleic acid to make their own arachidonic acid. Cats have not evolved the enzymes necessary to produce it themselves and therefore need to get it from their diets.
What are Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids?
They are linoleic acid
3 and 6 come from the first double bond on the long fatty acid chain
What are the sources of Omega 3 EFA’s?
Fish
Hemp
Flax
Walnuts