Proteins
What are amino acids?
These simple sugars are the most basic unit of carbohydrates and the body's main source of energy.
What are monosaccharides?
Butter is high in this type of fat that has no double bonds.
What are saturated fats?
Oranges help prevent sruvey because they are rich in this vitamin.
What is vitamin C.
This major mineral keeps bones and teeth strong.
A protein that contains all nine essential amino acids is called this.
Plants store glucose in long chanins of this polysaccharide.
A type of fatty acid that must come from the diet is called what?
What are essential fatty acids?
This group of vitamins A, D, E, and K, share the characteristic of being soluble in this substance.
What is fat?
Table salt is made of what two minerals?
What is sodium, what is chloride?
The stomach is where this process starts for proteins.
What is digestion?
The glycemic index measures how quickly food raises this in the blood.
What is glucose?
Bile from the gallbladder helps create these fat droplet structures to aid in fat digestion.
What are micelles?
This vitamin helps your body absorb calcium.
What is vitamin D?
This mineralis a key component of hemoglobin in red blood cells and helps carry oxygen throughout the body.
What is iron?
When a person eats more protein than needed, excess amino acids are converted to this molecule for storage.
What is a triglyceride? or What is fat?
Unlike other carbs, this type of dietary fiber dissolves in water.
What is soluble fiber?
This type of lipoprotein carries cholesterol back to the liver.
What is HDL?
Excessive intake of vitamin A can lead to toxicity because it can be stored primarily in this organ.
What is the liver? (and adipose tissue)
Athletes who sweat heavily may suffer from muscle cramps from losses of this major intracellular cation.
What is potassium?
The measure of protein quality compares the amount of limiting amino acides in food to a reference protein.
What is the amino acid score?
The human body can make glucose from non-carbohydrate sources via this metabolic pathway.
What is gluconeogenesis?
This vitamin supports the creation of collagen.
This trace mineral is a cofactor for over 300 enzymes including those for muscle and nerve function.
What is magnesium?