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What is the objective of nutrition?
To allow the human body to obtain the matter and energy it needs
What are the amounts of nutrients classified as?
Micronutrients and macronutirents
What is a base metabolic rate? (BMR)
the minimum amount of energy needed to perform the body's functions at rest
What is anemia?
Iron deficiency
What are the 3 types of nutrients?
Body building nutrients, energy producing nutrients, body regulating nutrients
Name the 7 categories of nutrients by composition
water, minerals, vitamins, fiber, lipids, proteins, carbohydrates
What does healthy eating mean?
Healthy eating means having a diet that is sufficient in quantity, is varied, balanced, safe, satisfactory, suitable, affordable, and sustainable
What is a gluten intolerance called?
Coeliac disease
Name the energy producing nutrients
Carbohydrates and lipids
Define cellular respiration
The process via which cells obtain energy
What is a sustainable diet?
A diet with a reduced environmental impact
give 2 examples of biological contaminants
examples: salmonella, anisakis, tapeworm, aspergillus toxin
Describe the Mediterranean diet
What is malnutrution?
When the body does not receive enough nutrients, which leads to a lack of energy
What is a common effect of overnutrition?
Obesity
What are the 3 types of food contaminants?
Chemical contaminants, physical contaminants, and biological contaminants
According to the food wheel, about how much of my daily food should consist of fruits and vegetables?
Explain the process of cellular respiration
glucose and oxygen combine in the mitochondria to produce energy. Water and CO2 are produced aswell
Give some examples of where you can get lipids in your diet.
Lipids come from fatty foods such as oils, nuts, butter, red meats, etc.
what are the 4 macronutrients?
proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, water