Macronutrients
The 3 (main) types of macronutrients
What are fats, carbs, and protein?
Protein from animal sources
What foods are all complete proteins?
The type of carbohydrate that cannot be broken down by the body
What is fiber?
Non-GMOs (whole natural foods) are generally the healthiest option for food choices
A sign (of a disease)
An outward indicator of disease that can be detected and measured by other people is called what?
Incomplete and complete
What are the 2 types of protein?
The FDA's recommended daily vitamins and minerals
What's the significance of the 27 micronutrients on the nutrition project chart?
5 issues with the food industry
(various answers)
A symptom (of a disease)
A disease indicator that is sensed by the sick person is called a what?
It's the only nutrient that can build and repair cells
How is protein unique?
3 things you find on a food label
(various answers)
Besides fiber, not enough of this nutrient leads to constipation
How does water affect digestion?
Trans fats
What is the fat that all people should limit or avoid consuming?
Examples of chronic diseases
Diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes represent what type of disease?
What is it called when you're not getting the proper/enough nutrients in your diet?
Teens should definitely NOT limit their calories
Should healthy teens count their calories closely?
Insulin
What escorts sugar into cells?
Saturated fats
What is the fat that people predisposed to heart or vein issues should limit consuming, while others may not need to as much?
Acute disease examples
What type of disease are the flu and and chicken pox?
An incomplete pairing of foods that complete each other
What are beans & rice, (other answers will vary) ?
The best way to get your micronutrients
What is eating and drinking them- versus pills?
Units of energy
What are calories?
Unsaturated fats
What is the fat that all people don't need to avoid?
The body's quickest and easiest fuel to digest
What are carbohydrates (as a fuel source)?