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What mineral helps make Hemoglobin?
What is Iron?
The amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down.
What are Calories?
Vitamins called __________ help protect cells from damage caused by normal aging processes.
What are Antioxidants?
Organic compounds that are needed in small amounts by the body.
What are Vitamins?
Naturally occurring substances in rocks and soil.
Animals obtain these nutrients by eating plants or eating other animals that have eaten plants.
What are Minerals?
The science of foods; the nutrients in foods, other substances, and their functions.
What is Nutrition?
•Carbohydrates
•Fats
•Proteins
•Vitamins
•Minerals
•Water
What are the 6 Classes of Nutrients?
What is a mixture of nutrients and non-nutrients?
What is Food?
Which Cholesterol is bad for you? LDL or HDL?
What is LDL Cholesterol?
Awaxy, fatlike substance that is found only in animal products.
What is Cholesterol?
The chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release this energy.
What is your Metabolism?
•Taste
•Culture & Religion
•Cost & Availability
What are 3 factors that influence what we eat?
Made in the lab, hydrogen atoms are added to fat molecules in vegetable oils.
What are Trans Fats?
What are the two main types of Fat?
What are Saturated and Unsaturated?
Who does not eat both any animal products nor dairy products?
What is a Vegan?
•chemical substances that the body needs to regulate:
1.bodily functions (structural components and
regulatory agents)
2.promote growth
3.repair of body tissues
4.obtain energy (calories)
What are Nutrients?
What are the two types of Carbohydrates?
What are Simple and Complex?
A type of complex carbohydrate that is found in plants (cell wall).
What is Fiber?
Protein that comes from animal sources are ______.
Protein that comes from plant sources are ______.
What are Complete and Incomplete?
What is caused by a lack of Vitamin C, which is found in citrus fruits?
What is Scurvy?
What are the two types of malnutrition due to protein deficiency?
What are Kwashiorkor and Marasmus?
1.Solvent – all substances in cells are dissolved or suspended in water
2.Transportation – into/out of cells, as well as for blood and lymph
3.Vital for maintaining blood volume and pressure
4.Critical for cell reactions – like hydrolysis (in digestion)
5.Temperature regulation
6.Prevents friction around organs and shock absorber
7.Maintains proper environment for cells
What are Functions of Water in the Body?
•Helps prevent constipation
•May reduce the risk of colon cancer
•May help prevent heart disease
What is a High-Fiber Diet?
•Known as the “building blocks” of proteins
•Made up of an amine group, carboxyl group, and side chain R group
•Proteins are made up of long chains of ______ _______ bound together
What are Amino Acids?
What nutrient helps regulate body temperature?
What is Water?