General Nutrition
This macronutrient provides 4 calories per gram.What is carbohydrate?
What is carbohydrate?
This organ produces bile to aid in fat digestion.
What is the liver?
The primary role of carbohydrates in the body is to provide this.
What is energy?
The type of diabetes that can often be prevented or delayed through diet and lifestyle changes.
What is type 2 diabetes?
This mineral plays a major role in regulating blood pressure.
What is sodium?
This government agency creates the MyPlate dietary tool.
What is the USDA?
Most nutrient absorption occurs in this part of the GI tract.
What is the small intestine?
Proteins are made up of these building blocks.
What are amino acids?
This diet pattern is specifically designed to lower blood pressure.
What is the DASH diet?
This group of vitamins helps the body convert food into energy.
What are the B vitamins?
The term for the maximum daily intake unlikely to cause adverse health effects.
What is the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)?
Enzymes are classified based on the macronutrients they help digest. The enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach is called this.
What is pepsin?
This type of lipid is known as “bad” cholesterol.
hat is LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein)?
High consumption of saturated and trans fats increases the risk of this condition.
What is cardiovascular disease?
A deficiency in this vitamin can cause rickets in children.
What is vitamin D?
The nutrient density of a food refers to its proportion of ___ to calories.
What are nutrients?
This structure increases surface area for absorption in the small intestine.
What are villi (or microvilli)?
Excess glucose is stored in the body as this substance.
What is glycogen?
Uncontrolled hypertension and hyperglycemia increases the risk of this condition.
What is chronic kidney disease?
Vitamin A plays a critical role in this sense.
What is vision?
This term describes foods that are high in nutrients relative to its energy density.
What is energy dense?
Fat-soluble nutrients are absorbed into this system instead of directly into the bloodstream.
What is the lymphatic system?
This polysaccharide cannot be digested by the human body but can lower blood cholesterol and/or support bowel movements
What is cellulose?
A buildup of plaque in arteries, leading to narrowed vessels and potential heart attacks or strokes, is known as this.
What is atherosclerosis?
This vitamin is important for blood clotting.
What is vitamin K?