The Basics of Nutrients
The body's primary source of energy
What are carbs?
Losing one pound is equivalent to burning how many calories?
What is 3500 calories?
Choosing fruits and vegetables over higher fat options.
What is healthy snacking?
Result in boomerang weight loss
What are fad diets?
Most athletes' BMI classification
What is overweight?
Lack of this may lead to the increased heart rate, uncontrolled muscle spasm, dizziness, headache and even fainting.
What is water?
Consuming enough calories to maintain a certain weight.
What is a calorie maintenance?
Five percent is not enough and 20 percent is too much
What is the percent rule?
Eating large amounts of food and then ridding the body of the food
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
BMI 30 and over
What is obese?
This macronutrient helps makes antibodies, which fight off diseases and helps heal cuts and scrapes
What is protein?
Individuals with Crohn’s disease or celiac disease may need this to help treat their medical conditions.
What is a therapeutic diet?
Shows how many nutrients are in each serving size
What is the nutrition panel?
Requires the body to burn fat before protein, thus decreasing body fat.
What is High protein/low carbohydrate diet?
Used to determine the BMI calculations
What is weight and height?
These fat soluble vitamins are stored in the body until the body needs to use them
What are vitamins A, D, E and K?
The management of the amount of various foods consumed in one sitting.
What is portion control?
Reformed and redistributed every five years
What are dietary guidelines?
Requires one to eat large amounts of one type of food.
What are miracle diets?
Equation used to calculate BMI
What is (703 x weight (lbs))/ height (in)2
These macrominerals are known as electrolytes
What is:
– calcium
– magnesium
– sodium
– potassium
– chloride
The tool MyPlate is used to determine the right amount of food groups one need to consume each day
What is Recommended Dietary Allowances?
Stay the same regardless of how many calories are eaten
Vitamins & minerals on the nutrition facts label
Bad breath, constipation and Nausea
What are the effects of a high protein and low carbohydrate diet?
Healthy BMI classification
What is 18.5- 24.9?