Macronutrients
What is a shorter name for Macronutrients?
Macros
What are micronutrients often referred to as?
Vitamins and minerals
What food can cause insulin resistance if consumed in large amounts?
Sugar
What diet is known as the "high fat diet"?
Keto
What are the three macronutrients?
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
Why are micronutrients necessary?
Micronutrients are essential elements required by organisms in varying quantities throughout life to orchestrate a range of physiological functions to maintain health
Do carbs make you fat?
NO
What is the typical outcome of "extreme dieting"?
Relapse into your old body composition and eating habits as soon as you stop.
AND
Giving into your cravings and binge eating
What is the difference between counting your macronutrients and counting calories?
One is the breakdown of intake of the three macros, the other is simply calculating your daily calorie intake
What micronutrient do those with anemia lack?
Iron
What food group(s) do most of your micronutrients come from?
What is fasting?
Going long periods of time without consuming any calories
What is the acceptable macronutrient split range for each of the macronutrients? (percent of daily intake)
Carbs: 45-65
Proteins: 10-35
Fats: 20-35
What vitamin do you think many people living in the larger Seattle area may lack?
Vitamin D
All of them!
What is the difference between a diet and a "way of eating"?
Dieting has to do with a change in calorie and macronutrient consumption. Different ways of eating determine different time periods for getting in all of your necessary calories