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nutrition correct answers The process by which your body uses food malnutrition correct answers a condition resulting from a lack of proper nutrients in the diet cardiometabolic syndrome correct answers cluster of modifiable risk factors that can potentially lead to cardiovascular diseases...

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nutrition correct answers The process by which your body uses food

malnutrition correct answers a condition resulting from a lack of proper nutrients in the
diet

cardiometabolic syndrome correct answers cluster of modifiable risk factors that can
potentially lead to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus if uncontrolled

basic nutritional needs correct answers -calories
-proteins
-carbs
-fats
-water
-minerals
-vitamins

calorie correct answers the amount of heat that raises the temperature of 1 g of water
by 1 degree C

proteins yield ___ cals/g correct answers 9

carbohydrates yield ____ cals/g correct answers 4

fats yield ____ cals/g correct answers 9

women on average require _____ calories correct answers 1,800 - 2,400

men on average require _____ calories correct answers 2,400 - 3,000

do elderly need more or less calories correct answers less because they are sedentary

protein correct answers composed of amino acids which build and repair cells

essential amino acids correct answers must be obtained from food because body
cannot make them

nonessential amino acids correct answers amino acids that the body can synthesize

dietary sources of protein correct answers -milk
-meat
-fish

, -poultry
-eggs
-soy
-legumes
-nuts

complete proteins correct answers contains adequate amounts and proportions of all
the essential amino acids

incomplete proteins correct answers dont provide all essential amino acids

protein complementation correct answers Combining plant sources of protein so that
amino acids that are missing in one is compensated by those contained in another.

carbohydrates correct answers -primary source of quick energy
-may contain fiber
-classified by sugar content

what type of sugar are starches and fiber correct answers polysaccharide

celluose correct answers -fiber in plants
-promotes bowel elimination

can fiber be digested in humans correct answers no

dietary sources of carbs correct answers -cereal
-grains
-rice
-wheat
-oats
-corn
-milk

fats correct answers -concentrated source of energy (used after carbs)
-needed for chemical reactions in body
-classified by fatty acid content

fats are needed for absorption of some _____ correct answers vitamins

dietary sources of fat correct answers -meat
-fish
-poultry
-butter
-oils
-egg yolks
-cheese

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