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Why do pregnant mothers need more calories? correct answers To fuel increased metabolic workload of mother and fetus, and spare protein for building new tissue Amount of energy increase correct answers No increase in first trimester. 340 extra calories per day during the second trimester, and 452 extra calories per day in the 3rd trimester Needs for protein increase correct answers Development of the placenta, growth of the fetus, growth of maternal tissues, increased maternal blood volume...

What are Carbohydrates a type of? correct answers A type of macronutrient Where are carbohydrates found? correct answers They occur naturally in plant-based foods and are added to processed foods. What are carbohydrates made of? correct answers Naturally occurring compounds and derivatives formed from them. How are carbohydrates made? correct answers During photosynthesis, formed from carbon dioxide and water. What are the purposes of carbohydrates? correct answers An energy source, ...

Absorption correct answers Taking up of nutrients in the intestines Adipose tissue correct answers Fatty tissue Aerobic metabolism correct answers Combining nutrient oxygen within the cell; also called oxidation. Albumin correct answers Protein that occurs in blood plasma Alkalosis correct answers Condition in which excess base accumulates in, or acids are lost from, the body. Amino acids correct answers Nitrogen containing chemical compounds of which protein is composed Amphet...

Nutrients correct answers Carbohydrates Fats (lipids) Proteins Vitamins Minerals Water Nutrients correct answers Chemical substance found in food that are necessary for good health Carbohydrates correct answers Provides the major source of energy in the average diet Proteins correct answers Containing nitrogen, the only one of the nutrients Fats (Lipids) correct answers Highest kcal value Vitamins correct answers Organic substance necessary for life although they do not, ind...

What are fats? correct answers lipids, formed from glycerol, provides long term energy for the body What are carbohydrates? correct answers sugars and starches, 50% of diet, provides short term energy for the body What are polysaccharides? correct answers Carbohydrate macromolecules made of many sugar monomers, complex carbs, combos of monosaccharides ex: glycogen, starch dextrin, cellulose What is cellulose? correct answers A substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls ...

Monosaccharides correct answers Glucose (fruits) Fructose (honey/corn syrup) Galactose (milk) Disaccharides correct answers Sucrose (table sugar/molasses) Lactose (milk) Maltose (sweetener/starch digestion) Polysaccharides correct answers Starch (grain products) Glycogen (rice, corn, legumes, potatos, veggies) Functions of Vitamins correct answers Enzymes Antioxidants Hormones Gene expression Cell Membrane Eyes Vitamin A Functions correct answers RETINOL (retinoids) Ey...

Wellness correct answers A way of life that integrates body, mind, and spirit Nutrients correct answers Chemical substances in food, necessary for good health Goiter correct answers Enlarged tissue of the thyroid gland due a deficiency of iodine Anthropometric measurements correct answers Height, weight, head chest, skinfold 6 classes of nutrients correct answers Carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water What do each class do? correct answers Carbs and fats- provide energy ...

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Groups of Essential Fatty Acids correct answers omega 6, omega 3 (linolenic acid) Major Types of Cholestorol correct answers high density lipids, low density lipids Types of Protein Palnutrition correct answers maramus, kwashiokor disease Main Categories of Carbohydrates correct answers monosacharides, disacharides, polysacharides Stored Water Soluble Vitamins correct answers pantothenic, B12, B6 Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism correct answers galactosema, primary lactose def...

This food group is our body's best source of energy? A. Meat Group B. fats,oils and sweets C. breads and cereals D. milk and cheese correct answers C. Breads and Cereals Which of these is NOT considered a nutrient? A. vitamins B. minerals C. fiber D. fats E. Don't know correct answers C. Fiber Which of these is added to the food label because people sometimes don't eat ENOUGH of this? A. fat B. calcium C. sodium D. cholesterol E. Don't know correct answers B...