Question | Answer |
Nutrition | How the body uses food for growth and development, maintenance and health. |
Malnutrition | Inadequate supply of nutrients |
Deficiency disease | A lack of essential nutrients. Lack of Vit. C=Scurvy, Lack of Vit D=Ricketts |
Hollow calorie foods | High calorie, low nutrient. (Chips, chocolate, candy, cake, pop) |
Digestion | Breakdown of food |
Enzyme | Organic substances that assist in chemical reactions |
Absorption | Movement of nutrient from intestines into the blood stream |
Metabolism | How food is used after digestion and absorption in the production of energy |
Basal metabolic rate (BMI) | Minimum calories required to maintain vital function at rest |
Calorie | Unit of Energy. Amount of heat or energy produced by a food |
Essential nutrient | A nutrient that your body cannot make, you must get it from food |
Registered dietician | A person who has a BA in food and nutrition science and passed an exam through the American Dietician Association (ADA) |
Dietetics | Application of nutrition science to individuals |
What qualifies a food substance as a nutrient | Supply heat & energy (carbs & Fats), Regulate body processes (Vitamins & Minerals), Build and repair tissues (Protein) |
Which two nutrients provide most of your body's heat & energy? | Carbohydrates & Fats (Fats are the primary source of energy) |
Which nutrients are responsible for most of your body's build and repair | Protein |
Which nutrients are necessary for metabolic reaction to proceed normally? | Vitamins and Minerals (regulates body processes) |
Some general characteristics of malnutrition | Decreased resistance to disease & infection, slowed growth and development for children, weight loss (un-intentional) |
Which groups of people are naturally more prone to malnutrition? | Elderly, Children (teens & Children) Cronically Ill |
Where does most nutrient absorption take place | Small Intestines |
Where does most water absorption take place | Large Intestines |
What might cause someone's minimum calorie requirements to vary? | Working Out, Pregnant, Body Size, Gender, Age |