Nutrition - Lesson 1 - Chapter 1 (What is Nutrition_) [2026]
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Nutrients & Nonnutrients regulate and maintain body processes
Food provides many nutrients and
non-nutrients that work together to
Nutrients Compounds in food that sustain your body
processes
(Chemical compounds in foods to provide fuel
for energy (measured in kilocalories), growth, and
maintenance, and to regulate body processes)
Nutrients work together to: provide energy, growth, and maintenance and to
regulate numerous body processes
Calories The measurement of energy in foods. Commonly
Kilocalories (a.k.a. calories) referred to as calories.
Calories carbohydrates, fats (part of the larger class of
These three (of six) classes of lipids), and proteins
nutrients provide energy in the
form of calories
Calories 4 calories per gram
Calories in carbohydrates and
protein
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,Nutrition - Lesson 1 - Chapter 1 (What is Nutrition_) [2026]
Calories 9 calories per gram
Calories in fats
Calories the amount of energy needed to raise the
One kilocalorie (calorie) equals temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
Celsius
Calories measuring the weight in grams of each of the
The number of calories in a given three nutrients in one serving of the food
food can be determined by:
Calories age, gender, activity level
The amount of calories needed
daily for maintaining weight is
estimated based on:
Calories and Nutrients A healthy combination of carbohydrates, fats and
Nutrients are needed for many proteins so that excesses, deficiencies, and
reasons beyond providing energy imbalances don't occur that may increase the risk
and include: of chronic diseases.
Carbohydrates supply: glucose (the simple sugar) that cells use as a
major energy source to fuel the body.
Calories carbohydrates
MOST of your daily calories should
come from:
Calories fats
Another major energy source
besides carbohydrates are:
Fats (lipids) highest calorie-value nutrient class
Help cushion organs to prevent damage
Act as insulation under skin to help maintain body
temperature.
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Proteins Can be used as energy, but are better used to
build and maintain tissues, muscles, and organs
Makes most enzymes and some hormones, to
help transport other nutrients
And for a healthy immune system
Healthy Diet adequate amounts of carbohydrates and fats for
A healthy diet should provide: energy, and enough protein to maintain and
repair your body
Organic & Chemical make up they contain the element carbon.
Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins (they also contain two other elements, hydrogen
are all organic because: and oxygen. Proteins also contain nitrogen, while
carbohydrates and fats do not)
Nutrients vitamins and minerals
These two (of six) classes of
nutrients help regulate many body
processes including metabolism:
Nutrients water
This nutrient is found in all foods
and beverages and so vital to life
that you could not live more than a
few days without it
Food Advertising, convenience, cost, time, culture,
Factors that affect (or drive) our emotions, habits, (nutrition) knowledge, nutrients,
food choices include: social reasons, taste, trends
Nutrients carbohydrates, fats (lipids), minerals, proteins,
The six classes of nutrients include: vitamins, and water
Food the environment (climate, soil conditions, native
A culture's cuisine is greatly plants and animals, distance people live from
influenced by rivers, lakes, or the sea)
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Nutrition - Lesson 1 - Chapter 1 (What is
Nutrition?)
Save
Terms in this set (175)
Nutrients & Nonnutrients regulate and maintain body processes
Food provides many nutrients and
non-nutrients that work together to
Nutrients Compounds in food that sustain your body
processes
(Chemical compounds in foods to provide fuel
for energy (measured in kilocalories), growth, and
maintenance, and to regulate body processes)
Nutrients work together to: provide energy, growth, and maintenance and to
regulate numerous body processes
Calories The measurement of energy in foods. Commonly
Kilocalories (a.k.a. calories) referred to as calories.
Calories carbohydrates, fats (part of the larger class of
These three (of six) classes of lipids), and proteins
nutrients provide energy in the
form of calories
Calories 4 calories per gram
Calories in carbohydrates and
protein
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,Nutrition - Lesson 1 - Chapter 1 (What is Nutrition_) [2026]
Calories 9 calories per gram
Calories in fats
Calories the amount of energy needed to raise the
One kilocalorie (calorie) equals temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
Celsius
Calories measuring the weight in grams of each of the
The number of calories in a given three nutrients in one serving of the food
food can be determined by:
Calories age, gender, activity level
The amount of calories needed
daily for maintaining weight is
estimated based on:
Calories and Nutrients A healthy combination of carbohydrates, fats and
Nutrients are needed for many proteins so that excesses, deficiencies, and
reasons beyond providing energy imbalances don't occur that may increase the risk
and include: of chronic diseases.
Carbohydrates supply: glucose (the simple sugar) that cells use as a
major energy source to fuel the body.
Calories carbohydrates
MOST of your daily calories should
come from:
Calories fats
Another major energy source
besides carbohydrates are:
Fats (lipids) highest calorie-value nutrient class
Help cushion organs to prevent damage
Act as insulation under skin to help maintain body
temperature.
2
, Nutrition - Lesson 1 - Chapter 1 (What is Nutrition_) [2026]
Proteins Can be used as energy, but are better used to
build and maintain tissues, muscles, and organs
Makes most enzymes and some hormones, to
help transport other nutrients
And for a healthy immune system
Healthy Diet adequate amounts of carbohydrates and fats for
A healthy diet should provide: energy, and enough protein to maintain and
repair your body
Organic & Chemical make up they contain the element carbon.
Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins (they also contain two other elements, hydrogen
are all organic because: and oxygen. Proteins also contain nitrogen, while
carbohydrates and fats do not)
Nutrients vitamins and minerals
These two (of six) classes of
nutrients help regulate many body
processes including metabolism:
Nutrients water
This nutrient is found in all foods
and beverages and so vital to life
that you could not live more than a
few days without it
Food Advertising, convenience, cost, time, culture,
Factors that affect (or drive) our emotions, habits, (nutrition) knowledge, nutrients,
food choices include: social reasons, taste, trends
Nutrients carbohydrates, fats (lipids), minerals, proteins,
The six classes of nutrients include: vitamins, and water
Food the environment (climate, soil conditions, native
A culture's cuisine is greatly plants and animals, distance people live from
influenced by rivers, lakes, or the sea)
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