Nuttition: Energy Yielding Nutrients Flashcards

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Simple form of carbs, 2 monosaccharides

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Disaccharides

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2
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Form of carb, several saccharides

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Polysaccharides

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3
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Sugar molecule, strung together in long, complex chains

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Complex carb

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4
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Main storage carb found primarily in the liver and muscles

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Glycogen

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5
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The simplest form of carbs, comprised of one saccharide molecule

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Monosaccharides

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6
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Complex carb found in seeds, fruits, and stems of plants… Corn, rice, potatoes and wheat

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Starch

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Indigestible plant matter, consisting primarily of polysaccharides, when consumed increase water absorption and intestinal peristalsis

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Fiber

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8
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Oats, bran, dried beans, nuts, barely, vegetables.

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Soluble fiber sources

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9
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Dark green/Kraft vegetables, fruit skin, corn bran, and seeds

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Insoluble fiber sources

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10
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Simple sugar, (monosaccharides) used as primary fuel, by cells for energy

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Glucose

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11
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Sweet sugar (mono) found in fruit

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Fructose

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12
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Simple sugar (mono) found in dairy

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Galactose

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13
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Disaccharide found in dairy products that hydrolyzes to yield glucose and galactose

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Lactose

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14
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White sugar formed during the digestion of starch

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Maltose

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15
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Disaccharide found in many plants and used as a sweetner… Table sugar

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Sucrose

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16
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Sweet tasting disaccharide

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Trehalose

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17
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Rating for evaluating how foods affect blood levels

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Glycemic indexing

18
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Measure of increase in blood sugar after food consumption

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Glycemic response

19
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Rank system for carb content in food portions based on glycemic index and portion size

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Glycemic load

20
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Physiological response to hunger controlled by chemical receptors being stimulated by the hypothalamus in response to reducing blood glucose

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Hunger Mechanism

21
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Instinctive physical desire or caloric need

22
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Increment in energy expenditure above resting metabolic rate due to the cost of processing food for storage and use

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Thermidor effect of food

23
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Body’s preferential utilization of fats and carbs instead of protein for energy

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Protein-sparing mechanism

24
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Oils or fats containing one or two diff types of compounds

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Simple lipids

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Phospholipids and glycol-lipids which frequently contain one or more chemical identities
Compound lipids
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Sterols and fatty acids
Derived lipids
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Large group of monobasic acids found in animals and veggie fats and oils
Mono saturated fatty acids
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Unsaturated fatty acid with carbon chain containing more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
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Fat, often of animal origin, solid at room temp contain chains of saturated fatty acids
Saturated fats
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Complex of lipids and proteins that functions as a transporter of cholesterol in blood, which, at high levels, is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease
LDL cholesterol
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Fatty acids with one double bonded carbon in the molecule
Mono saturated fats
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One of microscopic particles of fat occurring in chyle and in the blood, especially after a meal high in fat.
Chlyomicrons
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Lipoprotein continuing large portion of lipids, carry mostly cholesterol from liver to tissues
Very low density lipoproteins
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Unsaturated fatty acid produced by the partial hydrogenation of veg oils
Trans fatty acids
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Combing with hydrogen
Hydrogenation
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Any of the polyunsaturated fatty acids which are required in the diets of mammals
Essential fatty acids
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Omega 3 unsaturated fatty acid considered essential to the human diet
Linolenic acid
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Omega 6 unsaturated fatty acid, considered essential to the human diet
Linoleic acid
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Eight of the 20 amino acids, body can't synthesize, but must be consumed in diet
Essential amino acids
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Food source that contains adequate amounts of the essential amino acids
Complete protein
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Food source that does not contain adequate amounts of essential amino acids
Incomplete protein