An Overview of Nutrition
body image, convenience, emotional comfort, positive/negative association, taste, values
What influences food choice?
Adequacy, Balance, kCalorie (energy) control, Nutrient density, Moderation, Variety
What are the principles and guidelines for planning a healthy diet?
Breaking down foods into nutrients
What is digestion?
The chemical reaction by which starch is split into monosaccharides
What is hydrolysis?
Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, milk/milk products
What are the five major food groups?
Protects airways during swallowing
A reaction that links two monosaccharides together
What is condensation?
Water and Minerals
What are inorganic nutrients?
Excess calories to enjoy once your required nutrient needs are met
What are discretionary calories?
duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
What are the three segments of the small intestine?
a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates. It is a polysaccharide which forms glucose on hydrolysis.
What is glycogen?
Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Proteins, Lipids
What are organic nutrients?
Food that is high in nutrients but relatively low in calories
What are nutrient-dense foods?
the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wave-like movements that push the contents of the canal forward.
What is peristalsis?
The primary storage form of carbohydrate in plants.
Hypothesis
What is the second step of the scientific method?
Endosperm
What is the only thing refined grains contain?
passive movement of molecules along their concentration gradient, guided by the presence of another molecule – usually an integral membrane protein forming a pore or channel.
A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in conditions of stress, increasing rates of blood circulation, breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism and preparing muscles for exertion.
What is epinephrine?