Food Labels
What is typically the first thing listed on a food label?
servings/serving sizes
Which nutrient is the first your body goes to in order to metabolize into energy?
Carbohydrates
what 3 nutrients provide your body with calories?
Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats
How many hours prior to bed should you not consume a large meal?
2
What is an Eating Disorder defined as?
An illness that causes a serious disturbance to your everyday diet, causing you to either extremely under, or over-eat.
What is typically the last thing listed on food labels?
a list of ingredients
What are the 3 macronutrients?
Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats
what do calories provide your body with?
energy
What do many diets restrict you from eating enough of? This is one of the reasons that those diets are considered unhealthy.
calories
What eating disorder is characterized by self-starvation?
Anorexia Nervosa
Which type of fat should you not consume any of?
Trans-Fat
What are the 2 Essential nutrients that are needed in small quantities in order to maintain good health?
Vitamins and Minerals
If you do not provide your body with the calories necessary to go about your daily activities, your body will react by doing what?
converting what your body has in storage to use as energy.
What does someone need to do in order to maintain about the same body weight?
consume around the same amount of calories as they use each day.
What group of people are Eating Disorder most prevalent?
Adolescent females
How many calories are food labels based off of?
2000
What are the 2 healthy kinds of fats?
Polyunsaturated Fats and Monounsaturated Fats
Name 2 of the 5 reasons we covered in class that people gain weight.
1. portion sizes too big
2. Too many unhealthy options available
3. We are uneducated about nutrition
4. We drink too many of our calories
5. We do not exercise enough
If I wanted to gain 1 pound in a week, how many extra calories would I need to consume each day?
500
A chronically inflamed/sore throat is a side effect of what eating disorder?
Bulimia
What significance does the order in which ingredients are listed on food labels play?
They are listed from items present in highest to least quantity in the product.
Name all 6 Essential Nutrients.
Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water
How many calories are in 1 pound of fat?
3500
What is it called when someone goes on a diet to lose weight, then stops the diet and returns to their previous habits only to gain all of the weight back?
Yo-Yo Effect
Why is worn tooth enamel one of the side effects of Bulimia?
Constant purging of stomach acid causes the wearing down of the tooth enamel.