Miscellaneous
_________ is the amount a person chooses to consume. (Hint. An increase correlates with a rise is obesity)
What is Portion Size?
Catabolism
What is the breaking down of tissues into simpler substances?
A strong desire for food or the sensation of pleasure that comes from it
What is Appetite?
RDA of Sucrose (white table sugar)
What is 25% of caloric intake?
To serve as a fuel source and act as a vehicle for fat soluble vitamins
What is the function of Fats?
Foods with high concentration of kcaloric intake and almost no nutritional intake
What are empty kcalories?
Hunger
What is the sensation that results form lack of food, characterized by dull or acute pain around the lower part of the chest?
Fats that are likely to be solid at room temperature and have longer shelf lives
What are Saturated Fats?
RDA of Fats
What is 30% of caloric intake? (Less than 10% from saturated fats)
To provide immunity, substitute as a fuel, and maintain volume & blood pressure
What is the function of Proteins?
______ Nitrogen Balance relates to consuming less nitrogen than is excreted?
What is Negative Nitrogen Balance?
Unsaturated Fats
What are fats with short shelf lives that are likely to be liquid at room temperature?
Acts as a catalyst to influence the speed at which chemical reactions occur (i.e. - the breakdown of food in the stomach and the small intestine)
What are Enzymes?
RDA of Cholesterol
What is 100 to 300 mg per day?
Provides fuel, spares body protein, helps prevent ketosis, and enhances learning & memory process
What is the function of Carbohydrates?
Foods that supply all nine essential amino acids in sufficient quantity to maintain a tissue and support growth
What are Complete Proteins?
Anaerobic Exercise
What type of exercise includes short bursts of vigorous activity such as resistance or muscle strength training?
Foods mostly found in plants that the human body cannot break down to digest and that are eliminated in intestinal wastes
What is Dietary Fiber?
RDA of Fibers
What is 38 grams for men 50 years and younger, 25 grams for women 50 years and younger, 30 grams for men over 50, and 21 grams for women over 50?
Promotes increased physical stability, increases flexibility, and decreased risk of injury
What is Balance and Stretching?
- Use low fat or non fat dairy products
- Trim all visible fat from meats before cooking
- Use low kcaloric dressings on salads
- Eat smaller portion sizes of foods (especially sandwiches)
- Limit consumption of sweetened carbonated beverages and other empty kcaloric foods
What are tips for decreasing kilocaloric intake?
Kwashiokor
What is the deficiency when a person does not meet the protein requirement? (Occurs after weaning from breasts)
Amino acids that the body is unable to make in sufficient amounts to meet metabolic needs.
What are Essential Amino Acids?
RDA of Proteins
What is 130 grams for most children and adults (between 1 and 70), 175 for pregnant woman, and 210 for lactating woman?
To produce a state of relaxation
What is the function of beta endorphins?