Protein
What is the average amount of protein the average male or female should eat a day? (Answer can be plus or minus 5)
What is 56 grams for men or 46 grams for men?
What does fiber help us do?
What is helps us have bowel movements?
What is another name for fats
What is Lipids?
What are the 4 fat-soluble vitamins
What is Vitamin A, D, E, K
What is Zinc for?
What is helps your immune system and metabolism function.
What are proteins?
What is helps repair and build your body's tissues, allows metabolic reactions to take place and coordinates bodily functions?
What are carbohydrates?
What is are essential food nutrients that your body turns into glucose to give you the energy to function?
What types of fats should be avoided in your diet? (name one)
What is Saturated fats and trans fats?
These fats increase the risk for heart disease and have little nutritional value. Sources of this include fried/fast foods, pastries and packaged sweets, and processed foods
What mineral vitamin D help us absorb
What is Calcium and Phosphorus
What are the signs of having low iron in the body?
What is Extreme fatigue, Weakness, Pale skin, Chest pain, fast heartbeat or shortness of breath, Headache, dizziness or lightheadedness, Cold hands and feet, Inflammation or soreness of your tongue, Brittle nails.
What are 5 sources of clean protein?
What is Plain greek yogurt, chicken breast, eggs, tuna, sardines?
What are carbohydrates a good source of?
What is energy?
What is the amount of calories in 1 gram of fat
What is 9 calories?
What is another name for folic acid?
What is Vitamin B9
What body system does having low or high potassium mostly affect?
What is the cardiovascular system?
What is proteinuria
What is elevated protein in urine?
(Can be caused by UTI severe dehydration and low blood pressure
Out of everything you eat in a day what percentage of Carbs should you be eating
What is 50-60%?
What does LDL stand for
What is Low-density Lipoprotein?
What is Vitamin B12 for
What is Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep your body’s blood and nerve cells healthy and helps make DNA, the genetic material in all of your cells
Name 5 different minerals?
What is Iron, copper, fluoride, selenium, zinc, chromium, iodine, calcium, potassium, sodium, chloride, phosphorus, and magnesium?
What are proteins broken down into?
What is Amino Acids?
What are complex carbs?
What is complex carbohydrates are digested more slowly and supply a lower more steady release of glucose in the bloodstream? Examples include whole-grain foods like quinoa, legumes like lentils and chickpeas, and starchy vegetables like potatoes and sweet potatoes
What is another name for good cholesterol?
What is HDL - High-density lipoprotein?
Which vitamins should you ask your doctor about after the age of 50? (Name one?)
What is Vitamin D, B12, and B6
What mineral blocks the absorption of iron?
What is Calcium?