Nutritional Essentials Flashcards
What are the different catagories of things that can affect your health?
What is adipose tissue?
Adipose tissue, otherwise known as body fat, is a connective tissue that extends throughout your body. It’s found under your skin (subcutaneous fat), between your internal organs (visceral fat) and even in the inner cavities of bones (bone marrow adipose tissue).
What is the difference in insuline respons in people in a healthy body fat range and people who are obease?
Body responds to insulin better
Blood cell reporduction and circulation is better in people..
In a healty body fat range.
Benifits of healthy body fat range.
What are the Macronutriens
CHO, PTN, FAT
Micronutrients
Vitimins and minerals
Which vitimins are water soluble?
Vit C and B
Which Vit are fat soluble?
A, D, E and K
What is the 6th essential nutrient?
Water
What does water potentially play a role in?
Management of hormones in the body.
What are the two “other” nutrients?
Fiber and alcohol (ETOH)
Regulation of appetite
Pancrias, Adipose tissue, Stomach, SNS (stress), Brain
What does insulin do?
- Regulate blood glucose control in the blood stream.
- ## In the brain, when levels increase, it inhibits appitite.
What does leptin do?
- Gives feeling of fullness.
Ghrelin does..
Comes from the stomach when its empty, tells you your hungry.
What is the role of Cortiosl
Sends a stress response that creates appitite.
Which two are appitite supressors?
Insulin and Leptin