Milestones of the Modern Diet - CORRECT ANSWER-1.
Agricultural Revolution
2. Refined Sugar (1600s)
3. Industrial Revolution (mid 1800s-1900s)
4. Big Food (late 1800s-early 1900s)
5. Chemical Revolution (mid 1940s/WW2)
6. Digital Revolution (1970s-now)
6 Classes of Nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER-1.
Carbohydrates
2. Fats
3. Proteins
4. Water
5. Vitamins
6. Minerals
, pH definition - CORRECT ANSWER--power of hydrogen
-A numerical value represents the acidity or alkalinity of a
substance
pH Acidic (# range and example) - CORRECT ANSWER-0-6
Gastric Juice: 1.5-3.0
pH Neutral (# and example) - CORRECT ANSWER-7
Pure Water
pH Alkaline (# range and example) - CORRECT ANSWER-8-
14
Bile: 7.6-8.6
pH scale - CORRECT ANSWER--The scale of pH runs from 0-
14, with 0 representing pure acid and 14 representing pure
alkalinity. 7 is neutral.
-Each pH unit represents a tenfold difference of the H+
(acid)/OH- (alkaline) concentration
Nutrient needed to build healthy cell membranes - CORRECT
ANSWER-Fat/fatty acids (phospholipids, cholesterol and
glycolipids make up outer layer of ________)
The majority of people today eat a diet low in fat or high in
rancid or hydrogenated fats. On a cellular level, why is a low-fat
(or "poor fat") diet detrimental to health? - CORRECT
ANSWER--Imbalance of omega 6 to omega 3 fats contributes
to inflammation
-Imbalance of fat types can cause cells to become either too
rigid and less responsive (too much saturated fat); or too fluid
and vulnerable to oxidation (too many polyunsaturated fats)
-Processed (hydrogenated) fats are often rancid upon
consumption or go rancid easily upon digestion leading to
oxidative stress of cells
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