Macro-Nutrients
These Macro-Nutrients are composed of fatty acids and glycerol.
Fats and Oils
This mineral combines with other minerals and protein to build and maintain bones and teeth.
Calcium
A lack of a vitamin leads to various signs of malfunction or a disorder called...
Deficiency
Whey is fiber necessary?
It stimulates the muscles in the digestive tract to keep the food moving.
Vitamins are an organic substance required for what?
Normal functioning of the body systems.
The human body needs 20 different amino acids for this nutrient.
Protein
What is iron's function in the circulatory system?
Iron in the blood helps carry oxygen to all body cells.
A deficiency of this vitamin causes beriberi.
B1
In addition to nutrients, some foods contain indigestible material called ...
Roughage or fiber
Carbohydrates are...
Sugars(glucose) including...
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides
This nutrient is digested to simple sugars, oxidized and used as an energy source, and then used to form other molecules.
Carbohydrates
This mineral binds with calcium to form strong bones and teeth, but it also has an important role in making food energy available to cells.
Phosphorus
Night blindness and dry eyes
Name the 6 Nutrients the human body needs.
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, vitamins, minerals
What is a major function of zinc?
Zinc plays a major role in maintaining healthy skin, and it is involved in various chemical reactions in the body.
This must be present in all the protein we eat.
What are the three main functions of minerals?
1. The building and maintenance of bone, teeth, and red blood cells
2. The regulation of the heart, nerve responses, and other essential body functions
3. An essential component of many body fluids (ex. maintains the acid-base balance in the body, helps regulate the amount of water in the blood)
Vitamin K can be found in what food source?
Leafy green vegetables
What are the three functions of nutrients?
1. Act as fuels to provide energy for all the life activities of a cell
2. They supply the chemicals needed for growth and repair
3. They regulate the metabolic processes needed for proper functioning of a cell
Name three fat-soluble vitamins.
A, D, E, K
What are the three of the five functions of fats and oils?
1. stored fat provides a supply of energy
2. helps to cushion the body and organs
3. acts as insulation
4. structurally important
5. important to dissolve certain vitamins
What is Iodine's use in the body?
Iodine in thyroid hormones helps regulate energy production in all body cells.
What does a deficiency in Vitamin C cause, and what foods could you eat to prevent this?
Scurvy, citrus fruits
Cells get energy by oxidizing food down to this during cellular respiration?
C02, H20
Name four of the six functions of water?
1. acts as a solvent and transport medium for other substances
2. as a lubricant for the digestive tract and joint movement
3. as a cushion for body organs
4. helps to regulate body temperature
5. water makes up between 55-65% of body weight
6. important in chemical reactions including hydrolosis