Sac 1 Flashcards
Hunger
Physiological response to the body’s NEED for food, your body telling you you need to eat
Appetite
Appetite is the WANT to eat and the desire to eat specific foods
Eg pizza vs apple
Satiety
The body being satisfied with the amount of food it has received
Feeling of fullness
Oesophagus
muscles push food from mouth to stomach
Liver
Produces bile
Bile helps break down fats
Gallbladder
Stores bile and sends it to the small intestine
Small intestine
Chemical digestion: chemically digests fats, carbohydrates, and proteins
Absorption: Villi absorb nutrients and send them to the bloodstream
Mouth
Mechanical digestion:teeth tear and grind food
Chemical digestion: Saliva breaks starches into sugars
Stomach
Mechanical digestion: Muscle contractions liquefy food
Chemical digestion: digestive juices break down proteins
Pancreas
Produces enzymes and sends it to the small intestine to aid digestion
Digest sugars
Large intestine
Absorption: absorbs water and sends it to the blood stream
Prepares for waste for elimination
Australian dietary guidelines
- Achieve and maintain a healthy weight
- Eating a wide variety at nutrients foods
- Limit intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, sugars and alcohol
- Encourage, support and promote breastfeeding
- Care for your food; prepare and store it safety
Macro nutrients
Essential nutrients that the body needs in high amounts, they promote growth and repair tissue and regulate body processes
Carbs
Proteins
Fats
Carbohydrates and types
bodies preferred source of energy
Monosacchsrides = one unit of sugar
Disacchardis = 2 mono are joined together
Poly = 3 units of sugar
Glucose
Provides energy
Fructose
Simple sugar found in fruit
Galactose
Found in milk
Sucrose
Formed from one part of glucose and one part of fructose
Lactose
Is formed from 1 part of glucose and 1 part of galactose
Maltose
Is formed from 2 parts glucose and is formed when barely is malted in the brewing process
Low GI foods
pasta
peas
wholegrain bread
Sweet potato
High GI foods
white bread
watermelon
potatoes
short grain rice
soluble fiber
Broken down by bacteria in large intestine
Insoluble fiber
keeps bowls regular