carbohydrates
A food that is a carbohydrate
What are pastas, starches, grains, bread, potatoes
A food that is a protein
What is meat, fish, eggs, nuts, legumes
A food that is a fat
What is heavy creams, butter, cheeses, bacon, avocado, olive oil
The 2 types of nutrients
What are micro-nutrients and macro-nutrients
The two types of fiber
What are soluble and insoluble
The two types of carbohydrates
What are simple and complex
Protein helps with maintaining...
What is lean body mass and healthy skin
Two types of fats
What are saturated and unsaturated
The nutrient that includes carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
What are macro-nutrients
The fiber that attracts water and turns it to gel during digestion
What is soluble fiber
3 things that sugar (toxic in high doses) can lead to are...
What is obesity/ cancer/ strokes/ heart disease/ liver disease.
Definition of protien
What is a nutrient that builds and repairs
The job of fats in the body
What is providing energy, transporting vitamins, regulating hormones, protecting internal organs, and hair, skin, and nail health.
The definition of micro-nutrients.
What is the nutrient that includes vitamins, minerals, and helps the body grow and develop.
The definition/ purpose of insoluble fiber.
What adds bulk to the stool and appears to help food pass more quickly through stomach and intestines
Carbohydrates are made out of...
Can you get protein from vegetables
What is yes.
This raises LDL (high cholesterol) and increases your risk for heart disease.
What is saturated fat.
The calorie consumption average for males and females
What is 2000 - 3200 calories for males (200 points)
What is 1800-2400 calories for females (200 points)
4 things fiber does for your body.
What reduces cholesterol, maintains a healthy weight, adds bulk to the digestive tract, controls blood sugar, and reduces gastrointestinal cancer risk.
3 examples of simple carbs and complex carbs.
What are simple carbs...
What are complex carbs...
3 reasons why proteins are important.
What is..
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This improves blood cholesterol levels, eases inflammation, stabilizes heart rhythms, and plays a number of other beneficial roles.
What is unsaturated fat.
The 6 basic nutrients
What are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
The 2 similarities between soluble and insoluble fats.
What are...
Passes through the body without elevating blood glucose.
Aids blood glucose control and insulin response.