Nutrition - ANSWERSthe science that studies how nutrients and compounds in foods nourish and affect body functions and health
Nutrients(def from lecture) - ANSWERSthe science of food, the nutrients and the substances therein, their action, interaction and balance in relation to health and diseas...
NRSG 207 Exam 1 Questions & Answers
Nutrition - ANSWERSthe science that studies how nutrients and compounds in foods
nourish and affect body functions and health
Nutrients(def from lecture) - ANSWERSthe science of food, the nutrients and the
substances therein, their action, interaction and balance in relation to health and
disease and the process by which the organism ingests, digest, absorbs, transports,
utilizes and excretes food substances
Nutrients - ANSWERSSubstances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself,
and to supply you with energy
Macronutrients - ANSWERScarbohydrates, proteins, lipids, water
energy-yielding(alcohol not nutrient, but contributes energy to body
needed in grams
Micronutrients - ANSWERSvitamins and minerals
not directly energy-yielding
needed in micro or milligrams
essential nurtients - ANSWERScan only be obtained from the diet.
function of carbs - ANSWERSenergy
function of proteins - ANSWERSenergy/growth/maintance/support or strucutre/regulate
body processes
function of fats - ANSWERSenergy/growth/maintance/support or strucutre/regulate body
processes
function of vitamins - ANSWERSgrowth/maintance/support or strucutre/ regulate body
processes
function of minerals - ANSWERSgrowth/maintance/support or strucutre/ regulate body
processes
, function of water - ANSWERSgrowth/maintance/support or strucutre/ regulate body
processes
What is a well balanced diet? - ANSWERSessential nutrients from all six classes
Fiber and phytochemicals
What are the essential nutrients - ANSWERScarbs, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals,
water
What compounds do lipids contain? - ANSWERSCarbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
defining characteristic of lipids - ANSWERSinsoluble in water
Most common lipid - ANSWERStriglyceride
Catergory of lipids - ANSWERStriglycerides, phospholipids, sterols
simplest form of lipids - ANSWERSfatty acids, they have carboxylic acid head and
hydrocarbon head
How are carbons identified - ANSWERSby location on chain
How are FA classified? - ANSWERSchain length, saturation, essentiality
Difference b/w saturated and unsaturated FA - ANSWERSSFA-single bonds dont bend.
USFA- have double bonds bend
trans fat - ANSWERSAn unsaturated fat, formed artificially during hydrogenation of oils,
containing one or more trans double bonds.
food sources of Trans fat - ANSWERSmargarine, shortening, deep-fat fried food
what compromises 85% of stored energy in normal adults - ANSWERSTAG-triglycerl
Is fat storage limited? - ANSWERSno our body has unlimited ability to store fat
Lipolysis - ANSWERSbreakdown of triglycerides in adipose tissue when blood glucose
is low
What happens when a product is fat-free - ANSWERSbecomes sugar
where is lingual lipase located - ANSWERSsaliva
what can lingual lipase break - ANSWERScan only break FA from TAG
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