Macronutrients
What are the 3 macronutrients?
Carbohydrates, protein, and fat
This vitamin is known as the sunshine vitamin and is essential for calcium absorption, bone health, and reducing inflammation.
Vitamin D
Where does the digestion process begin?
Mouth
Name 3 physical impacts of an eating disorder.
Muscle breakdown, digestive distress, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances, cold sensitivity, decrease hormone levels, irregular/absent menstrual cycles, bone loss, dry skin, hair loss, and more
Intuitive eating encourages honoring this cue rather than external diet rules.
Hunger/fullness
This macronutrient is the body’s primary energy source.
Carbohydrates (sugar)
This mineral is essential for oxygen transport in the blood.
Iron
Most nutrient absorption happens in this part of the digestive system.
Small intestine
Restricting food intake can lead to this effect on metabolism.
Slowed or decreased metabolism
True or false: Being “overweight” or “obese” puts people at significant health risk.
False - Epidemiological studies rarely acknowledge factors like fitness, activity, nutrient intake, weight cycling, or socioeconomic status when considering connections between weight and disease
This macronutrient is essential for building and repairing tissues and organs.
Protein
Bonus (+100): Getting enough of this macronutrient prevents the body from breaking down and using protein for energy.
This mineral is vital for bone health and muscle function and is typically associated with dairy products.
Calcium
This organ filters and removes harmful substances from the blood, produces bile (which helps in fat digestion), and helps process and store various nutrients.
Liver
Long-term malnutrition may lead to this condition, weakening bones.
Osteoporosis
What is HAES?
HAES promotes health and wellbeing without focusing on weight. It encourages body acceptance, supports intuitive eating, and respect for body diversity. It recognizes that people can be healthy at a variety of sizes.
This macronutrient is needed for absorbing vitamins A, D, E, and K.
Fat
These vitamins are water-soluble and not stored in the body.
B vitamins and vitamin C
This organ uses almost of quarter of our daily energy expenditure.
Liver or brain
Purging behaviors can cause dangerous shifts in these essential minerals, impacting heart and muscle function.
Electrolytes
Why is it important to include a variety of foods, including “fun” foods, in eating disorder recovery?
It can help reduce anxiety over time, reduce cravings and binge urges, help neutralize all foods, and aid in getting a variety of nutrients.
What macronutrient do we need the most of (45-65% of daily energy intake)?
Carbohydrates
This family of vitamins is important for energy metabolism, including processing the foods that we eat every day.
B vitamins
What is the microbiome?
Collection of microorganisms that live in the gut and aid in digestion, immunity, and health.
Bonus (+100): What is one thing we can do to improve our gut microbiome?
This term describes the sudden drop in blood pressure when moving from lying down to standing, often observed in individuals with eating disorders.
Orthostatic hypotension
Define body acceptance, body respect, or body neutrality.
The self-assuredness that no matter what your body looks like or feels like, you know your worth as a human and are able to take care of your body.