Latest Brainstorming Nutrition HESI. Revision kit. Summer 2022/2023

Latest Brainstorming Nutrition HESI. Revision kit. Summer 2022/2023 Hydrogenation - Ans-the process of adding hydrogen to a liquid or polyunsaturated fat and changing it to a solid or semisolid state Hypervitaminosis - Ans-the excess of one or more vitamins Hypoglycemia - Ans-low blood sugar Incomplete proteins - Ans-foods that lack one or more of the essential amino acids Indispensable amino acids - Ans-the 9 amino acids that the body cannot manufacture in sufficient quantity (or at all) and therefore must be supplied in the diet Intracellular - Ans-fluid within cells Invisible fats - Ans-those in which the fat is less obvious Monosaccharides - Ans-single sugars which require no digestion and are easily absorbed into the bloodstream Pasteurized - Ans-heated to a specific temperature to destroy pathogenic bacteria Polysaccharides - Ans-complex carbs Precursor - Ans-substance that precedes and can be changed into an active vitamin Saturated fats - Ans-organic compounds that are completely filled with all the hydrogen they can holdSynthetic - Ans-manufactured vitamins Unsaturated fats - Ans-hydrogen can be added to one or more places in a chemical structure Visible fats - Ans-those readily seen Vitamins - Ans-organic compounds needed in small amounts for growth and maintenance of life Functions of food (3) - Ans-1. provides energy 2. builds and repairs body tissues 3. regulates and controls the chemical processes in the body, which are essential for providing energy and building tissues Evidence of under nutrition (1) - Ans-greater risk of physical illness, limited in physical work and mental capacity, and have lower immune system function than do people receiving adequate nutrients Primary causes of nutritional deficiency (2) - Ans-Dietary lack of specific essential nutrients caused by: 1. anorexia or bulimia 2. alcoholism 3. poor food habits or eating nutritionally deficient foods Inability of the body to use specific nutrients properly as a result of: 1. diseases of the digestive tract 2. faulty absorption in digestive tract 3. metabolic disorders such as diabetes 4. drug interactions or toxicity Classification of nutrients - Ans-1. carbs 2. fats 3. proteins 4. vitamins 5. minerals 6.