List the two key hormones that are responsible for increasing and decreasing hunger
and explain the role of each.
Gherlin – hormone produced in the stomach that increases hunger.
Leptin – hormone produced by fat cells that decrease hunger.
List two examples of Environmental external forces that can influence eating habits and
comment on your personal experience with each of them.
Economics, Lifestyle, Cultural/Religious Beliefs, Local Environment
1. is the internal drive to find and eat food. It is often experienced
as a negative sensation.
2. is the external drive that encourages us to find and eat food.
Related to pleasant sensations associated with food.
Organic - a compound that contains carbon and hydrogen
If a fudge brownie has 15 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of protein and 13 grams of
fat. How many calories are in the brownie?
15 x 4 =60 2 x 4 = 8 13 x 9 = 117 60 +8 + 117= 185 calories
The current recommendation to maintain your body weight is 2000 calories daily.
You should not consume any more than 55 % of your calories from carbohydrates.
How many grams of carbohydrates should you eat in a day?
275 grams
(2000 x.55 =1100calories 1100calories/ 4 = 275 grams of carbs)
There are three states of nutritional health. Name the three states
overnutrition, undernutrition and desirable
An individual’s health can be assessed using the ABCDEs of nutritional assessment.
Give a brief description of what D stands for.
Dietary- review of dietary intake and assessment
MyPlate illustrates 3 concepts. Name the concepts:
Specific parts of the GI tract include the mouth, esophagus, (A) , small
intestine, (B) and (C) . Other organs such as the liver,
gallbladder and pancreas aid in digestion but are not considered part of the GI tract.
A. stomach
B. large intestine
C. rectum
Explain the cause and symptoms of heartburn.
Heartburn is a burning sensation in the esophagus due to an improper closing of a
sphincter that allows stomach acids to enter into the esophagus.
Sphincters play an important role in the GI tract.
Name two sphincters discussed in the module and using your own words, briefly
describe their functions.
The esophageal sphincter prevents the contents of the stomach from reentering the
esophagus. The pyloric sphincter controls the release of chyme into the small intestines
from the stomach. The ileocecal sphincter prevents the contents of the large intestine
from entering the small intestine.
Name the six parts of the GI tract.
The specific parts of the GI tract include the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine,
large intestine and rectum
Carbohydrates can be classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides
and fiber. Match the following with the descriptions.
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