Cholesterol
What does HDL cholesterol do
needed for estrogen and testosterone. brings cholesterol to the liver then can be removed from your bloodstream before it builds up in your arteries
What are nutrients?
Substances that provide nourishment.
What is the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates?
Complex carbohydrates are good for you. They are high in fiber, like brown rice, beans, whole grains, etc. Simple carbohydrates, however, are low in fiber and aren’t as good for you. Things like white bread, sugar, fruit juices,muffins, white rice etc. are simple carbohydrates.
Why do we need protein?
They are needed for the growth, maintenance, and repair of your body. They are also needed to make enzymes, hormones, and antibodies.
What is a serving size and why is it important?
How much a person should eat in a sitting. It is important because of you eat more than the serving size the nutrition label will be inaccurate to what you ate.
What is LDL cholesterol
takes cholesterol directly to your arteries
What is the “order of looking” when you are reading a label?
serving size
- fat (trans fat and saturated fat)
-total fat
-calories
-sugar and sodium (natural and added sugar)
Which type of carbohydrate should we strive to put in our diet?
Complex carbohydrates, because they are better for you.
What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?
Saturated fats are unhealthy, they should make no more than 10% of your diet. unsaturated fats are better for you. They improve your blood’s cholesterol levels, lessen inflammation, stabilize heart rhythm , and have a lot of other beneficial roles.
What is daily value on a nutrition label?
It’s the amount of nutrients you should consume from the food. What you should not be exceeding daily.
Is LDL cholesterol good for u
No
In your own words, what is nutrient dense food and why is or isn’t it beneficial?
A nutrient dense food is a food that is dense in nutrients as the name implies.
it is good for you because nutrients are important for your nourishment and this provides a lot.
Why do we need carbohydrates?
provide the body with glucose, which is converted to energy so that you can preform everyday tasks.
Give two examples of common health fallacies.
That all fat is bad for you and that eating less is better.
Is HDL cholesterol good for u
Yes
Give a couple examples of nutrient dense food.
veggies, fruit, whole grains, seafood,eggs, beans,
What factors play into what each person should be eating?
Activity/lifestyle, and gender
In your own words, what is calorie dense food, and why is or isn’t it beneficial? Give a couple examples.
Calories dense food is food that is dense in calories. The name is pretty self explanatory. Calories aren’t necessarily bad for you as long as you don’t consume too many. Depending on your lifestyle calorie dense food might be better for some people than others but generally not as good for you as nutrient dense food since there is a lack of nutrients in it.
ESSAY
Write out your biggest take away from this unit. (at least one paragraph)
Good luck :)