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nutrition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nutrition | all the process involved in using foods for growth and repair |
| nutrition process | ingestion, digestion, absorption, metabolism, |
| ingestion | |
| digestion | converting food into chemical substances that can be absorbed into bloodstream used by body tissues and organs |
| absorption | |
| metabolism | physical and chemical changes that take place inside the cells of the human body |
| implicit | unconscious mental processes |
| Explicit: | generally consciously aware |
| Registered Dietitian | Provide patients with nutrition information Create diet plans that help treat and prevent disease |
| Nutritionist | Someone who also provides nutrition advice |
| organs that help digestion process | Salivary glands, Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas |
| enzymes are required for metabolism | Lipase Amylase Protease |
| micronutrients are | vitamins and minerals |
| Carbohydrates Proteins Fats | |
| Simple sugars | Monosaccharides: glucose, galactose, fructose |
| Complex sugars | Disaccharides Sucrose, lactose, maltose |
| Starches | are polysaccharides |
| honey, jelly, syrup, candy, natural sugar in fruits | simple carbohydrates |
| yams potatoes broccoli carrots peas beans oranges grapefruit lemons and limes | complex carbohydrates |
| Complex carbohydrates | Low in fat High in fiber Good source of vitamins and minerals |
| Complete Proteins | Meat, Eggs, Fish, Milk Cheese, Soy, Quinoa |
| Incomplete Proteins | Peas, Beans, Legumes, Wheat, Nuts, Seeds |
| Saturated Fat | Meats, lard, and dairy Coconuts and palms |
| Unsaturated Fat | Canola oil, olive oil, and peanut oil |
| Water | Comprises 50 and 60 percent of average human body weight |
| Vitamins A | Formed from carotene , carrots |
| Vitamin K | Greenleaf, Formed by bacteria in the intestines |
| Vitamin D | Formed by action of ultraviolet light (sunlight) on the skin |
| Minerals | Inorganic elements of neither plant nor animal origin Make up 5 percent of the total body |
| Macrominerals (major minerals) | Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Chlorine, Sulfur |
| Microminerals (minor minerals) | Iron, Iodine, Copper, Manganese, Cobalt, Fluorine, Zinc, Selenium |
| Low-density lipoproteins | thought of as “bad cholesterol” |
| High-density lipoproteins | considered to be “good cholesterol |
| Skinfold Fat Measurement | Three areas commonly used: triceps, suprailiac, and subscapular areas |
| Body Mass Index | calculated using Patient’s height in meters Patient’s weight in kilograms |
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