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What is an energy source for the body?
Carbohydrates
In order to maintain a healthy body weight throughout life, the ____________________________________.
Calories you consume daily must equal the calories used.
What is malnutrition?
It is the lack of proper nutrition.
It is possible to be thin yet unhealthy.
True of false?
True.
Cholesterol is a _____________.
Lipid in the blood.
What is used to build and repair the body's cells?
Protein
To lose weight, you need ____________________.
Your caloric intake to be less than your total calories burned.
What are the building blocks of protein?
Amino acids.
What nutrient is found in lean meats?
Iron
What are three sources of saturated fats?
Whole milk, cheese, butter, or beef.
What helps muscles move correctly and maintain the water balance of the body's cells?
Potassium
This is also known as your lowest rate of metabolism. What is it?
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
What transports vitamins to the bloodstream?
Fats
Which type of fat is artificially produced in the production of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils?
Trans fat
What is fructose?
Fruit and vegetable sugar.
What type of polysaccharide is the body unable to break down into sugar?
Fiber
What is the function of vitamin K?
It is essential for proper blood clotting.
This helps to protect cells from damage. What is it?
Vitamin E
Fats are part of a nutrient group called what?
Lipids
Which vitamin maintains connective tissue?
Vitamin C
What group of nutrients originate from nonliving materials like rocks of the earth?
Minerals
What type of nutrient is made of amino acids?
Proteins
What are the five basic food groups?
Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy.
Starch comes from what?
Plants
List three forms that sugar comes in.
Corn syrup, molasses, honey, dextrose, fructose, lactose, maltose, sucrose.