Straighterline Nutrition 101 Midterm Review 2023/2024 Exam A+

Straighterline Nutrition 101 Midterm Review 2023/2024 Exam A+ Things 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 fiber - Answer-Substances in plant foods not digested by the processes that take place in the human stomach or small intestine Number of calories in one gram of fat - Answer-9 Number of calories in one gram of protein - Answer-4 Continues...