THE ROLE OF NUTRIENTS
CARBOHYDRATES, FIBER, AND PROTEINS
FATS
MICRONUTRIENTS
HOW YOUR BODY USES FOOD
100
Water, Minerals, Vitamins,Proteins, Fats, Carbohydrates
What are the six main nutrients?
100
Proteins are made up of these chemical building blocks.
What are amino acids?
100
These are the fat soluble vitamins that are stored in your body.
What are Vitamins A, D, E, and K.
100
These are the water soluble vitamins and pass easily into the bloodstream during digestion.
What are Vitamins C and B complex?
100
The process of breaking down foods into usable nutrients.
What is digestion?
200
This nutrient helps your body build, repair, and maintain body tissues.
What is protein?
200
Beans, potatoes, rice, pasta, corn, breads, and peas are classified as this type of carbohydrate.
What is a "Complex Carbohydrate"?
200
This is the fat-like substance found in every cell because it is necessary for important body processes.
What is cholesterol?
200
This B vitamin teams with folate to help make red blood cells and form genetic material.
What is Vitamin B12?
200
This is the important enzyme produced in your mouth for starting the digestive process.
What is saliva?
300
This nutrient is a nonliving substance that helps your body work properly and in some instances becomes part of body tissue such as bone.
What is a mineral?
300
This carbohydrate does not provide energy but can help reduce the risk of colon cancer and is found in fruit and vegetable skins.
What is fiber?
300
This is the "bad" cholesterol that can clog up your arteries and incease the risk of heart disease and strokes
What is low density lipoprotein or LDL?
300
Scientists are claiming that these important chemicals may play a role in cancer prevention and slowing down the rate of growth in cancer cells.
What phytochemicals?
300
These are the structures that line the small intestines and do most of the nutrient absorption into the bloodstream.
What is villi?
400
When your body is lacking an important nutrient you may have one of these.
What is a nutrient deficiency?
400
Meat, dairy products, poultry, fish, eggs, and soy products are sources of this type of protein.
What is a "Complete Protein".
400
These fatty acids are good for your body and found in olive oil, peanut oil, canola oil, and avocados.
What are monounsaturated fatty acids?
400
This mineral is important for regulating blood pressure and can be found in fruits such as bananas and oranges.
What is potassium?
400
This is how extra glucose is stored in your body.
What is glycogen in the liver?
500
These are the amounts of a nutrient needed by 98 percent of the people in a given age and gender group, sometimes referred to as RDA's.
What are "Recommended Dietary Allowances"?
500
These nine amino acids are referred to as _________ and must be obtained from the foods you eat because your body is not able to make them.
What are "essential" amino acids?
500
This is the "good" cholesterol that picks up the excess cholesterol in your blood and takes it back to your liver keeping it from doing harm.
What is high-density lipoprotein or HDL?
500
If you lack this mineral you will develop this condition which causes brittle bones and a stooped posture.
What is osteoporosis?
500
This nutrient takes up to 7 hours to digest which is why eating foods with this nutrient makes you feel fuller longer.
What are fats?
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