test 1 Flashcards
Canadas food guide: 4
Half veggies and fruit
¼ protein
¼ whole carbs
Water
Ingredients list: 4
Most used to least used with misleading words
Fat= lard, shortening, oils, glycerides, tallow
Salt= msg, sodium, baking soda, baking powder, brine, kelp, soy sauce
Sugar= ends with “ose”
Nutrition labels values guide: 2
Less than 5% is a small amount
More than 15% is a lot
Enriched food meaning 1
loss nutrients from processing and wss replaced
Fortified food meaning 1
= more vitamins and minerals
What to remember when reading Nutrition labels: 5
Check serving size
Hidden sugars added
Fat content
Limit sat fats
Select whole wheat
How much water is needed: how to calculate
Body weigh in pounds DIVIDED by 2= required oz
60oz 1.77 L
Water: 2
Most Important
Transports nutrients
Minerals 3
Help regulate body function
Growth and maintenance
Anemia and osteoporosis when lacking/too much
Water soluble vitamins:2
Excess excreted
B and C
Fat soluble vitamins: 2
Stored in fat cells and liver
A,D,E,K
Cholestorol: 2
Comes from animal based protein sources
Bad for heart and circulatory system
Unsaturated/mono/polysaturated fats: 3
Mostly plant food
Liquid at room temp
Healthier
Saturated fats: 3
Foods of animal origin
Solid at room temperature
Coconut is only plant sourced sat fat
Fats: 1
Most concentrated form of food energy
Fibre: 2
Reduce risk of chronic disease
Intestinal health
Carbohydrates : 3 what, simple and complex carbs
Major source of energy
Simple carbs= sugar “ose”
Complex carbs= starches
How to calculate your proteins : 2 ways
Wight in pounds X 0.36 = grams needed
0.8 X weigh in kg = amount 43.5
Protein functions:
Help build, repair and maintain tissue,
Maintain chemical balance
Regulate formation of hormones antibodies and enzymes
Calories: 3
Unit of energy
Number of calories is measure of stored energy,
not burned stored as fat
What nutrients give energy: 3
Fat
Carbs
Protein
Process of digestion: 7
Partially broken down by being chewed/saliva
Travels to stomach
Broken down more by stomach acids/secretions
Moves through digestive tract mixed with muscular contractions and broekn by chemicals
Most absorption in small intestine with secretion from pancreas, gallbladder and lining
Large intestines reabsorb excess water
Solid waste go to rectum and out anus
Micronutrients definition and what are they:
Need in smaller quantities
Vitamins and minerals
Macronutrients definition and what are they:
Need in large quantities
Carbs, proteins, fats, water
Fibre
6 types of nutrients:
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats/Lipids
Water
Vitamins
Minerals
3 part breath: 2
3 parts of body, stomach (1), lungs (2) and Diaphragm
Inhalation, retention, exhalation , while passing through these three parts
Ways to manage stress: 5
3 part breathing
Yoga and taichi
Deep breathing
Guided meditation
Reframing
Psychological/somatic disease from stress:
Physical ailment that is mentally induced
Physical symptoms lacking medical explanation
3 phases of stress responses:
Fight or flight
Resistance
Process and Exhaustion
Fight or flight response: 3
Body prepares to cope
Warning stress is present
Cortisol released – helps body react to stress appropriately and provide energy
Stage of resistance 4
Body actively resists attempt to cope with stressor
Length of time stressor is with you is important
Prolonged/frequent stress increases cortisol
Increased risk of heart attack or stroke
Process and exhaustion stage: 2
Aka burnout
Body continuously trying to adapt to stressor can lead to illness
What is stress: 1
Physical and emotional response to events that threaten/challenge us
What is stressors: 2
Factors causing stress
Can be pleasant or unpleasant
Acute stress: 2
Bodys response to danger/event in immediate past/future
Most common
Chronic stress: 3
Caused by prolonged physical/emotional stress
More than can be coped with
Ex- living in poverty