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1
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Nutrients?

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Chemicals from the environment that organisms need to survive

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2
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Macronutrients?

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Required in large quantities

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3
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Micronutrients?

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Required in small quantities

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4
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Essential nutrients?

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Nutrients that the body cannot synthesize

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5
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What are carbohydrates?

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Organic compounds (CH2O)n. Include sugar, starch, and glycogen

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6
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What are the two complex carbohydrates?

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Starch (plant) and glycogen (animal)

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7
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What are simple carbohydrates?

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Monosaccharides and disaccharides

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What are the three monosaccharides?

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Glucose
Galactose
Fructose

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What are the disaccharides?

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Sucrose
Lactose
Maltose

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10
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What is glycogenesis?

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The production of glycogen from glucose

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11
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What are lipids?

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Organic compounds that include fats, oils, and fat-like substances such as phospholipids and cholesterol

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What are two major functions of fats?

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Supply energy and allow for fat-soluble vitamin absorption

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13
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What are saturated fats?

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Food of mainly animal origin that have all single bonds between carbon atoms

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14
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What are unsaturated fats?

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Foods such as nuts and seeds that have one or more double bonds between carbon atoms

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15
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Cholesterol?

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A waxy substance found in many body tissues that is an important precursor to many hormones

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16
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What are lipoproteins?

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Any type of soluble protein that transports lipids in the bloodstream

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17
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What are triglycerides?

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Glycerol + 3 fatty acids

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18
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AHA advises that diets not exceed ____% of calories from fat?

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30%

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19
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What are the molecular building blocks for protein?

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Amino acids

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20
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How many different amino acids?

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20

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21
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Process for protein to be used for energy?

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-Protein broken down by peptidases
-Amine group (NH2) removed
-NH2 converted to urea and excreted

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22
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How many essential amino acids?

A

9 (6 conditionally essential)

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23
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How many nonessential amino acids?

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11 (6 conditionally essential)

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24
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What is a complete protein?

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Contains adequate amounts of essential amino acids

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25
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What is an incomplete protein?

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Does not contain adequate amounts of essential amino acids

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26
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Protein should be ____% of a person’s diet?

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10%

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27
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How many grams of protein per day should be consumed?

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60-150g

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28
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What does protein deficiency lead to?

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Tissue wasting and decline of blood plasma proteins

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29
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What will cells do if they do not have a supply of energy present?

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They start to eat themselves (autophagy)

30
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What is the difference between a food calorie and a heat calorie?

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Food Calorie = energy needed to raise 1 liter of water 1-degree celsius
Heat calorie = energy needed to raise 1 mL of water 1-degree celsius

31
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What is BMR?

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Basal metabolic rate = rate at which the body expends energy under basal conditions

32
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What are considered basal conditions?

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Awake, at rest, after overnight fasting, and in a comfortable environment

33
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What is energy balance?

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Calories from intake = output from BMR

34
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What is positive energy balance?

A

Calorie intake exceeds output

35
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What is negative energy balance?

A

Calorie expenditure exceeds intake

36
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Overweight is exceeding desirable weight by ____- ____%?

37
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Obesity is exceeding desirable weight by ____%?

38
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What are vitamins?

A

Organic compounds that are required in small amounts for normal metabolic processes

39
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What are the two types of vitamins?

A

Fat-soluble and water-soluble

40
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What are the fat-soluble vitamins?

A

A, D, E, and K

41
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What are the water-soluble vitamins?

A

B-complex vitamins and vitamin C

42
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What helps absorb fat-soluble vitamins?

A

Bile-salts

43
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Vitamin A function?

A

Skin and vision

44
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Vitamin D function?

A

Mineralization of bones by absorption of calcium and phosphorus

45
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Vitamin E function?

A

Antioxidant and healing

46
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Vitamin K function?

A

Blood clotting

47
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Vitamin B1?

A

Thiamin
Deficiency can result in edema and enlarged heart

48
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Vitamin B2?

A

Riboflavin
Deficiency can result in dermitis

49
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Vitamin B3?

A

Niacin
Deficiency can result in pellagra

50
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What are minerals?

A

Inorganic substances essential in metabolism

51
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Vegan?

A

No animal foods

52
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Ovo-vegetarian?

A

Eggs allowed

53
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Lacto-vegetarian?

A

Dairy allowed

54
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Lacto-ovo-vegetarian?

A

Dairy and eggs allowed

55
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Pesco-vegetarian?

A

Dairy, eggs, and fish allowed

56
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Semi-vegetarian?

A

Dairy, eggs, fish, and chicken allowed

57
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Primary malnutrition?

A

Malnutrition from diet alone

58
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Secondary malnutrition?

A

Adequate diet, but individual characteristics make diet insufficient

59
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Marasmus?

A

Macronutrient deficiency

60
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Kwashiorkor?

A

Protein deficiency

61
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Anorexia nervosa?

A

Self-starvation

62
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Bulimia?

A

Binge-and-purge cycles

63
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How should macronutrient percentages be divided?

A

60% carbs
18% protein
22% fat

64
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How does BMR change over life span?

A

Rises in childhood, peaks in adolescents, declines in adulthood

65
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Sodium?

A

Fluid balance

66
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Chloride?

A

Digestion and brain function

67
Q

Potassium?

A

Blood pressure

68
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Calcium?

A

Bones, teeth, muscle contraction, nerve function

69
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Phosphorus?

A

Combined to help make bones

70
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Magnesium?

A

Muscle contraction and nerve impulses

71
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Sulfate?

A

Synthesizing compounds

72
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What are the minerals of the body?

A

Calcium
Chloride
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sulfur
Sodium

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