Wellness Ch. 10 review

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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.


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