Vitamins
This is known as the sunshine vitamin and helps with absorption of calcium which helps maintain strong bones and teeth.
What is Vitamin D?
What is Calcium?
This is the body's main source of fuel as well as the only source of energy that can be used by the brain.
What are carbohydrates?
Fact or Fiction: Eating Disorder Bxs (restriction, purging, binging) alters fullness signals and can give muted hunger signals.
Fact
Fact or Fiction: Eating disorder behaviors can affect how our body processes and absorbs nutrients.
Fact
This vitamin is associated with vision.
What is vitamin A?
Needed for maintaining water levels in the body and assists nerves in sending messages throughout the body.
What is sodium?
The body breaks down this macronutrient into amino acids.
What are proteins?
The three types of hunger/fullness.
Bonus 200 points: Describe each one.
What is physiological, sensory, and psychological.
Name the water soluble and fat soluble vitamins.
Water soluble: Vitamin C and B
Fat soluble: Vitamin A, E, D, and K
An antioxidant that promotes healing wounds? Also found in citrus fruits, kale, and onions.
What is vitamin C?
vital for making red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
What is iron?
What macronutrient groups are most readily used for energy by the body?
What are fats and carbohydrates?
The hormone that is released when we eat carbohydrates and tells the brain that the body is satisfied.
What is Insulin?
Fact or Fiction: When our body doesn't have enough energy it can use protein we eat as energy.
Fiction.
This vitamin is an antioxidant that helps protect the cell membrane and DNA.
What is vitamin E?
important for healthy immune system, cell growth, and wound healing. Can be found in foods such as beef, lamb, egg yolks,, whole grains, and legumes.
What is zinc?
This macronutrient is used to produce hormones as well as required for transport and absorption of vitamins A,D,E,K.
What is fat?
The hormone released when the stomach is empty and tells the brain the body is hungry.
What is Ghrelin?
The hormone released when we eat food that provides fat.
What is leptin?
Helps convert food into fuel, allowed us to stay energized throughout the day.
What is vitamin B?
Name 3 major and 3 trace minerals.
Major: Sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur
Trace: Iron, zinc, iodine, selenium, copper, manganese, fluoride, chromium, molybdenum.
Difference between macronutrient and micronutrient.
The body requires macronutrients in large amounts and are larger molecules while micronutrients are required in smaller amounts in the body and are smaller molecules.
The part of the brain that regulates hunger and fullness.
What is the hypothalamus?
Following (blank) (blank) is very helpful in re-establishing a regularly timed, balanced intake and regain authentic hunger/fullness cues.
What is prescriptive eating or meal plan?