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NURS 2750 - Exam 1 - Sources of Nutrition Questions With Complete Solutions
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NURS 2750 - Exam 1 - Sources of NutritionQuestions With Complete Solutions
Energy from each food source Correct Answers Carbs: 4 cal/g
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Protein: 4 cal/g
Fats: 9 cal/g
Monosaccharides Correct Answers simple carbs:
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glucose, fructose, galactose
Disacchardies Correct Answers simple carbs:
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sucrose, lactose, maltose
Polysaccharides Correct Answers complex carbs:
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starch, fiber, glycogen
fiber Correct Answers in plant foods
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indigestible
important for bowel elimination
lowers cholesterol
lowers incidence of intestinal cancer
AI for men: 38 g/day
AI for women: 25 g/day
complete proteins Correct Answers from animal sources and
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soy
have all nine essential amino acids
incomplete proteins Correct Answers from plant sources
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, contain all nine essential amino acids, but one or more amino
acids is not adequate enough
complementary proteins Correct Answers food sources that are
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incomplete proteins when eaten alone
three fat categories Correct Answers triglycerides,
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phospholipids, sterols
saturated fatty acids Correct Answers animal sources
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unsaturated fatty acids Correct Answers monounsaturated and
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polyunsaturated fatty acids
plant sources
monounsaturated: olives, canola oil, avocado, peanuts, other
nuts
polyunsaturated: corn, wheat germ, soybean, safflower,
sunflower, fish
essential fatty acids Correct Answers made from broken down
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fats
must come from diet
used to support blood clotting, blood pressure, inflammatory
responses, other metabolic responses
phospholipids Correct Answers important to cell membrane
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structure and transport of fat soluble substances
sterols Correct Answers found in animal tissue
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not an essential nutrient - liver is able to produce
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