Carbohydrates
In the human body, extra glucose is stored in the liver and muscles in this form.
What is glycogen?
Most of the body’s stored fat is kept in this type of tissue.
What is adipose tissue?
The body cannot make enough of these amino acids, so they must be supplied by food.
What are essential amino acids?
High levels of this lipoprotein can contribute to plaque buildup in the arteries; it is often called ‘bad’ cholesterol.
What is LDL?
These are the three energy-yielding macronutrients.
What are carbohydrate, fat, and protein?
Plants store carbohydrate in this form, which is found in foods such as potatoes, rice, corn, and beans.
What is starch?
A fatty acid is made of a chain of these atoms with hydrogen attached and an acid group at one end.
What are carbon atoms?
Excess amino acids are house here in the body.
What is an amino acid reserve or storage pool?
This lipoprotein carries cholesterol away from body tissues toward the liver and is often called ‘good’ cholesterol.
What is HDL?
According to the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range, this is the percentage of carbohydrate from total calories.
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What is 45–65 percent?
This type of carbohydrate is not fully digested by the human body and helps support bowel health.
What is dietary fiber?
Olive oil, avocados, peanuts, and many nuts are rich in this type of unsaturated fat.
What is monounsaturated fat?
These amino acids may be needed from the diet during illness, injury, or rapid growth.
What are conditionally essential amino acids?
Vegetarian eating patterns are generally linked with a lower risk of these long-term illnesses
What are chronic diseases?
For adults, the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for fat is this percentage of total calories.
What is 20–35 percent?
This condition means that a person’s blood glucose level is lower than normal.
What is hypoglycemia?
Walnuts, sunflower seeds, soybean oil, and fatty fish are sources of this type of unsaturated fat.
What is polyunsaturated fat?
This protein found in wheat, barley, and rye must be avoided by people with celiac disease.
What is gluten?
This eating pattern emphasizes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts, olive oil, and fish and is associated with better heart health.
What is the Mediterranean diet?
For adults, the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for protein is this percentage of total calories.
What is 10–35 percent?
Soluble fiber can help lower blood cholesterol, while this other major type of fiber helps move material through the digestive tract.
What is insoluble fiber?
Butter, fatty meats, full-fat dairy foods, coconut oil, and palm oil are common sources of this type of fat.
What is saturated fat?
An adult weighs 154 pounds. Using 0.8 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight, this is the adult’s approximate daily protein need.
What is 56 grams of protein per day? (154 ÷ 2.2 = 70 kg; 70 × 0.8 = 56 g.)
This manufactured fat from vegetable oils acts like a saturated fat in the body and can raise LDL.
What is trans fat?
Insulin is made in this organ.
What is the pancreas?