The kinds of foods a person, animal, and/or community habitually eats (i.e; eats on a regular basis) is referred to as ______________?
What is diet?
100
The TWO classifications/categories of carbohydrates are....
What are simple & complex carbohydrates?
100
The two types of proteins are ____________ & __________.
What are complete & incomplete proteins?
100
Your body in unable to use/produce energy without vitamins.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE!
100
_____________ is the body's ability to balance the amount of fluid taken in & the amount lost through perspiration (sweating).
What is fluid balance.
200
A substance (or substances) in food that provide our body with what it needs for nourishment, energy, proper growth & overall functioning is called _______________?
What are nutrients?
200
Carbohydrates are considered the most efficient source of energy because it requires less ___________ when they are broken down in the body.
What is oxygen?
200
The three classifications of fat discussed in class were ________, ___________, & _____________.
What are saturated, unsaturated, & trans fats?
200
Based on how they are carried through the body, the two type of vitamin classifications are....
What are water soluble & fat soluble vitamins?
200
_____________is when someone does not have enough water/fluid in their body at any given time.
What is dehydration (or dehydrated).
300
A unit of heat energy needed to raise the temp. of 1 kilogram of water in our body, 1 degree Celsius, is referred to as a ____________.
What is a calorie?
300
Sugars mostly found in foods such as fruits, vegetables & dairy products are considered ______________ carbohydrates.
What is simple carbohydrates?
300
When excess fat is not used for energy and is stored in the body, it is called ___________. (HINT: two words...)
What is adipose tissue?
300
Of the two types of vitamins, which type can not be stored in the body & must be replenished on a regular basis with the foods we eat?
What is water soluble?
300
______________ are specific minerals & get their name because their electrical charges help keep us hydrated & assist in maintaining normal heart rhythm.
What are electrolytes?
400
The ONLY three nutrients our body can use for energy are...
What are carbohydrates, fats & proteins?
400
Before carbohydrates can be used for energy, the body has to break these sugars them down into something called _________________.
What is glucose?
400
In order to break down protein & use it for energy, the body needs something called ___________________.
What is amino acids?
400
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400
On average, and depending on environmental conditions, your body can only survive ____ to ____ days without water.
3-6 days.
500
This word/term describes the study & process of providing or obtaining the types of foods necessary to keep our body healthy & functioning at an optimal level.
What is nutrition?
500
When excess glucose has to be stored in the body, it is called _____________?
What is glycogen?
500
"Essential" amino acids are not produced in the body & need to be consumed in the foods we eat. Other amino acids do not need to be consumed or replenished because our body can make them on its own...
Of the 22 total amino acids we need, how many of them can our body make on its own?
NINE!
500
Vitamin D is....
A) a water soluble vitamin
B) a fat soluble vitmain
B! A fat soluble vitamin.
500
Low levels of this specific mineral can lead to muscle cramps &/or difficulty conducting nerve impulses.