Week 1
Dietary Guidelines?
a series of dietary recommendations which describe the best approach to eating for a long and healthy life
What are the most abundant elements in our bodies?
C, H, O, N
What is another name for fats?
Lipids
Biological function of carbohydrates?
Energy, metabolism and storage
Main function of protein?
Regulates and maintains body functions
Dietary guidelines for Americans?
general USDA recommendations on good and fitness
What are the nutrient classes that make up organic molecules?
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and vitamins
True or False? Fats cannot dissolve in water.
True
Classifications of carbohydrates?
monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides
Amino Acids make up what?
Proteins.
What does USDA stand for?
United States Department of Agriculture
What 5 organ systems are important regarding nutrients?
1 - Digestive system
2 - Endocrine system
3. Nervous system
4. Cardiovascular system
5. Urinary/respiratory/integumentary systems
True or False? Triglycerides are found everywhere in the body.
True
Whats the carbohydrate storage form of energy in humans?
Glycogen
Can proteins be stored?
No
Body mass index is what?
a measure of body weight relative to height used to classify adults as underweight, normal, overweight or obese
Liver, Pancreas and the GI tract have all of what in common?
They are accessory organs
True or False? Triglycerides are found in the stomach.
False
Whats starch's solubility in water?
Insoluble
Excess protein converts into what?
Fat
What secretaries claimed this statement?
"Guidelines would not say anything about sustainability as a rationale for advising eating less meat."
Secretaries of USDA and HHS
Whats the primary site of absorption of water, vitamins, minerals, products of carbs/fat/protein digestion?
The small intestine
What are the three forms of fat?
Triglycerides, Phospholipids, and Sterols.
Starch is broken into what?
Dextrin, until glucose is absorbed.
Kwashiorkor is known as what? What can it cause?
A lack of protein in the diet. Swollen bellies, edema in 1-3 year olds.