Straighterline Nutrition 101 Midterm Review Questions with 100% Correct
Straighterline Nutrition 101 Midterm Review Questions with 100% CorrectStraighterline Nutrition 101 Midterm Review Questions with 100% CorrectStraighterline Nutrition 101 Midterm Review Questions with 100% CorrectStraighterline Nutrition 101 Midterm Review Questions with 100% CorrectThings that affect our food choices - ANSWER-flavor, texture, appearance, routines and habits, early experiences and customs, advertising, nutrition and health concerns, social changes, economics, physiological processes Diet and lifestyle factors contributing to leading causes of death - ANSWER-poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle Nutrition - ANSWER-the science that links foods to health and disease Carbohydrate - ANSWER-a compound containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms, including sugars, starches and fibers Protein - ANSWER-food and body compounds made of amino acids; proteins contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes other atoms, in a specific configuration Lipids - ANSWER-compounds containing much carbon and hydrogen, little oxygen, and sometimes other atoms. Lipids do not dissolve in water and include fats, oils and cholesterol Alcohol - ANSWER-not a nutrient, but contains calories Vitamins - ANSWER-Compounds needed in very small amounts in the diet to help regulate and support chemical reactions in the body. Minerals - ANSWER-Elements used to promote chemical reactions and form body structures Water - ANSWER-The universal solvent. The body is composed of about 60%. Phytochemicals - ANSWER-Chemicals in plant-based foods that are not nutrients but that have effects on the body. kilocalorie (kcal) - ANSWER-heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1000 grams of water 1 degree Celsius
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