Wellness Ch. 10 review
1 gram carbs=
4 calories
1 gram protein=
4 calories
Energy source, heal and repair tissue, sustain growth, transport oxygen to cells, regulate body functions.
5 ways your body uses nutrients
1 gram fat=
9 calories
Appetite
A desire, rather than need, to eat
Four water- soluble vitamins
B1-3,B6+12,C,Folic Acid
Vitamins
Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes
Purpose of vitamins
Compounds that regulate many body processes
Psychological
Directed toward the desire.
Purpose of minerals
Elements found in food that are used in body
Purpose of water
Essential to most body processes
Which nutrient is a type of carbohydrate?
Fiber
Magnesium
Maintains normal muscle and nerve function
Which nutrients help build strong bones?
Minerals
Purpose of proteins
Nutrients body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissue
Proteins
Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues.
Why are nutrients and calories important?
Nutrients to grow, and calories for energy.
Which health condition is related to a lack of calcium?
Osteoprosis
Nutrition
Process by which the body takes in and uses food.
Which nutrient helps maintain and build body cells and tissues?
Protein
Purpose of fats
Provide a concentrated form of energy
Purpose of carbohydrates
Provide body with energy.
Which term refers to a response to a stimulus or influence?
Reaction
Carbohydrates
Starches and sugars in food that provide most of the body's energy.
Trans fats
Stick butter, snack foods, baked goods
Calcium
Strengthens bones and teeth
Nutrients
Substances your body needs to grow, repair itself, and provide you with energy.
Unsaturated fats
Veggie oil, nuts, seeds
Which nutrients are sometimes water- soluble and fat- soluble?
Vitamins
Four fat- soluble vitamins
Vitamins A,D,E,K
Cholesterol
Waxy, fat like substance found in the blood
Complex carbs
beans
Saturated fats
meat and dairy products
Foods that contain all nine essential amino acids include
meats
Simple carbs
milk products
Which substance does your body use fat to produce?
Cholesterol
Fiber
Tough, complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest
Calories
Units of heat energy that food supplies to the energy.
