HUN2201 Exam 1 - Mobley UF Questions and Answers 2024

Essential nutrients - Must get these nutrients from your food or you cannot live Example: Vitamin C from citrus fruits Non-essential nutrients - Not needed for survival, cannot get deficiencies from not having these nutrients but they optimize your health Example: Fiber for high blood cholesterol by eating oatmeal for heart health Major classes of nutrients - 1. Carbohydrates 2. Lipids 3. Protein 4. Vitamins 5. Minerals 6. Water Major functions of nutrients - Regulations Structure Energy How carbohydrates make energy - Carbohydrates -> Glucose -> Acetyl CoA -> Krebs Cycle -> Hydrogens(H+) -> NAD -> NADH carries hydrogen to the electron transport system(ETS) and then through that system you will get ATP. ATP is 7 calories How lipids make energy - Lipids -> Fatty acids (enters cycle)-> Acetyl CoA -> .......ATP How proteins make energy - Proteins -> Amino Acids -> (enters the cycle) Glucose -> Acetyl CoA -> .........ATP Red blood cells use what for energy - RBC can only use glucose to make ATP, cannot be fueled by lipids and proteins What regulations are needed to label a food natural or organic? - None - very misleading for consumers Food and Nutrition Science Alliance(FANSA) Ten Red Flags of Junk Science - 1. Recommendations that promise a quick fix 2. Dire warnings of danger from a single product or regimen (ex. Milk will make you diabetic) 3. Claims that are too good to be true 4. Simplistic conclusions drawn from a complex study 5. Recommendations based on a single study 6. Dramatic statements that are refuted by reputable scientific organizations 7. Lists of good and bad foods 8. Recommendations to help to sell a product Reliable websites include.... - .org .edu .gov