ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist Cert. Exam Questions and Answers

Macronutrients -large amounts -Carbs, Protein, Fat -Broken down into: monosaccharides, amino acids, & fatty acids Carbohydrate -4 cals/g -source of immediate energy -only energy source for brain/blood cells carb structure is built from... monosaccharides + water 3 monosaccharides (simplest unit of sugar) in nature: glucose, fructose, galactose disaccharides (2 sugar units): sucrose, lactose, maltose sorbitol used in many diet products, from glucose, absorbed slower than sugar ooligosaccharide: 3 -10 simple sugar chain polysaccharide: long sugar chain fructooligosaccharides -in fruits & veggies -indigestible, constipation relief, improve triglyceride levels, decrease bad smelling digestive by-products triglyceride -storage/chemical form of fat (most common in body) -3 FA's & glycerol glycogen (1 of 2 digestible polysaccharides) -storage form of carbs -stored in liver & muscle -complex carb starch (2 of 2 digestible polysaccharides) -storage form of carbs in plants -complex carb simple carbohydrate short chain, rapidly digested complex carbohydrate long chain, longer digestion