calories, sugar, sat fat, trans fat and sodium - correct answer ✔✔Typical US diet is too high in:
fruits, veggies, grains, proteins, and dairy - correct answer ✔✔My pyramids 5 food groups
Science that studies the relationship of foods to optimal health and performance - correct answer
✔✔What is nutrition
Provide ENERGY, regulate METABOLISM, helps with GROWTH, allows your body to REPAIR ITSELF -
correct answer ✔✔What are the functions of nutrition
the amount of heat necessary to raise the temp of water 1 degree centigrade - correct answer ✔✔define
calorie
Carbs, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, water - correct answer ✔✔What are the 6 essential nutrients
Carb, fat, proten=fuel
vitamins, minerals, water= regulatory nutrient - correct answer ✔✔What are the functions of the 6
essential nutrients?
produces energy and building proteins - correct answer ✔✔What are amino acids used for?
you must get these from the foods you eat because your body does not produce these - correct answer
✔✔What is an essential amino acid?
Amino acids we can produce ourselves - correct answer ✔✔What are nonessential amino acids?
the fat and non fat components of the human body - correct answer ✔✔Define body compoition
, essential and storage fat (amount in your body)
Proportional amount of fat in the body - correct answer ✔✔what is percent body fat?
minimal amount of body fat needed for normal functions
3 percent in men
12 percent in women - correct answer ✔✔Describe essential fats
body fat in excess of essential fat
found in adipose tissue under skin and around major organs - correct answer ✔✔Describe storage fats
isolation, protection, heat, absorption - correct answer ✔✔Functions of body fat
Hydrostatic weighing, skin fold testing, bioelectrical impedence, girth measurements, body mass index,
waist circumference - correct answer ✔✔What are ways to assess body composition?
most accurate for common participant
out of water weight is compared to water weight
2.5 % accuracy - correct answer ✔✔Describe hydrostatic weighing
3 measurements taken on right side
Men: chest abdomen thigh
women: tricpes hips and thigh - correct answer ✔✔Describe skin fold testing
non invasive, electrical current run through body. Estimates body fat, lean mass and body water.