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nutrients ANS - life sustaining chemicals in food that are needed for proper growth, development and
function of the body
nutrition ANS - study of nutrients and how the body uses nutrients
diet ANS - usual pattern of food choices
Top five leading causes of death ANS - -heart disease
-cancer
-chronic lower respiratory infections
-stroke
-accidents
risk factors ANS - characteristics which increase disease risk
unmodifiable risk factors ANS - family history, age, ethnicity
modifiable risk factors ANS - lifestyle (diet, physical activity, drug use)
What are the 6 classes of nutrients ANS - -carbohydrates
-fats (lipids)
-proteins
-vitamins
-minerals
-water
,organic nutrients ANS - include carbon in the chemical structure
carbohydrates ANS - source of energy (most forms)
lipids ANS - -source of energy
-cellular development
-physical growth and development
-regulation of body processes
-absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
proteins ANS - -production of structural and functional components
-cellular development, growth, and maintenance
-regulation of body processes
-immune function
-fluid balance
-source of energy
vitamins ANS - -regulation of body process
-maintenance of immune function
-production and maintenance of tissues
-protection against agents that can damage cellular components
minerals ANS - -regulation of body processes
-including fluid balance; formation of certain chemical messengers
-structural and functional components of various substances and tissues
-necessary for physical growth, maintenance, and development
water ANS - -maintenance of fluid balance
-regulation of body temperature
, -elimination of wastes
-transportation of substances
-participant in many chemical reactions
-needed in large amounts
-no energy
cell ANS - smallest functional unit in a living organism
metabolism ANS - the total of all chemical reactions that occur in a living cell
-energy generation
-protein production
-waste elimination
energy suppliers ANS - -fats
-carbohydrates
-protein
-alcohol
calories/kilocalories (kcal) ANS - unit that describes energy content in food
macronutrients ANS - -needed in large amounts
-carbohydrates
-fats
-proteins
-supplies energy/calories for cells
-g - per serving
micronutrients ANS - -needed in small amounts
-vitamins
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