NTR 306 Certification Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Energy From Food - 4 kcal/g - Carbs 4 kcal/g - Protein 9 kcal/g - Fat 7 kcal/g - Alcohol 2 kcal/g - Sugar Alternatives Vitamins, Minerals, and Water are not 'energy-yielding.' How nutrients become energy? - bonds between nutrients are broken, so energy is released. What happens to Excess energy? - it is stored as fat, acutely and long-term Bomb Calorimeter - Direct measurement: food burns, then releases heat energy. It's not exact because everyone has a different metabolism (efficiency to convert food)
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