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Science Nutrition Ch.1-3

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Reasons people make food choices...

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taste, habit, ethnicity, convenience, emotions, social interactions, values, and health benefits.

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6 classes of nutrients

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water, minerals, lipids, carbohydrates, protein, and vitamins.

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Nutrient vs. essential nutrient

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Essential are nutrients that your body cannot make itself and regular nutrients are chemical substances obtained from food and used in the body for energy.

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Inorganic

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Does not contain carbon or pertaining to living things.

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Organic

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Substance containing carbon bonds or carbon-hydrogen bonds.

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Organic Nutrients

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Carbs, lipid, protein, vitamins

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Inorganic Nutrients

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minerals and water

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Macronutrients

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a type of food required in large amounts in the human diet

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Micronutrients

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substance required in trace amounts for the normal growth and development.

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Energy yielding nutrients

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Carbs, fat, and protein.

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Amount of kcals per gram from alcohol (not a nutrient)

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7 kcal/g

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Amount of kcals per gram from carbs

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4 kcal/g

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Amount of kcals per gram for protein

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4 kcal/g

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Amount of kcals per gram for fat

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9 kcal/g

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True/False: Minerals yield energy.

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False.

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Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)

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reference values that are quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy people

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Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)

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a nutrient intake value that is estimated to meet the requirement of half the healthy individuals in a group

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Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

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average daily dietary intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirement of nearly all (97 to 98 percent) healthy individuals in a group

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Adequate Intake

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a value based on observed or experimentally determined approximations of nutrient intake by a group (or groups) of healthy people (used when an RDA cannot be determined)

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Upper Intake Level (UL)

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highest level of daily nutrient intake that is likely to pose no risk of harmful health effects to almost all individuals in the general population

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AMDR for fat

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20-35%

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AMDR for protein

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10-35%

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AMDR for carbs

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45-65%

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How many minerals are known to be required in the diet of human beings?

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16

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What product of digestion is NOT normally released directly into the bloodstream?

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Fats

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What part of the GI tract prevents a person from choking while swallowing?

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Epiglottis

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What stimulates the pancreas to release bicarbonate-rich juice?

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Secretin

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What structure functions to prevent entrance of food into the trachea?

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Epiglottis

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What best describes the normal pH of the stomach?

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Very acidic.

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What is the most metabolically active organ?

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Liver.

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What is a feature of the lymphatic system?

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Carries fats away from the intestines.

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What is the primary function of the rectum?

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Stores waste materials prior to evacuation

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What is a bolus

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Portion of food swallowed one at a time.

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What is found on the microvilli and function to break apart small nutrients into the final products of digestion?

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Enzymes.

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What nutrient makes up most of the endosperm section of grains such as wheat and rice?

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Starch

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Textured vegetable protein is usually made from

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Soybeans

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According to the FDA, a food label that reads "improves memory" is an example of a

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Structure function-claim

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Food labels express the nutrient content in relation to a set of standard values known as the

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Daily Values

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Nutrient dense refers to foods that

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provide more nutrients relative to kcalories.

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REFINED grain products only contain the

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endosperm

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Approximately how many kcalories more per day are needed by an average college-age student who is active compared with her inactive counterpart?

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400-500

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In what food group are legumes found?

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Protein

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What term is used to describe a cut of meat having a low fat content?

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Round

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Which of the following food groups is actually consumed in amounts greater than recommended by the USDA?

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Protein foods.

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6 principles and guidelines

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Adequacy, Balance, Calorie, Density, Moderation, Variety

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Nutrition Claims

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"fat free" or "less sodium"

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Health Claims

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"Can help reduce the risk of cholesterol"

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Structure-function Claims

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"supports immunity and digestive health"

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Bran

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around the kernel of the grain and is rich in nutrients and fiber.

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Endosperm

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contains starch and proteins

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Germ

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the seed that grows into a wheat plant, rich in vitamins and minerals.

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Husk

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inedible part of a grain.

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Enriched vs. fortified.

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Enriched is when lost nutrients are added back into the food and fortified is when nutrients that were never there are added to the food in order to enhance flavor.

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Gallbladder

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organ that stores and concentrates bile.

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GI Tract path in order

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mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus.

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4 muscular actions

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perstalsis, segmentation, stomach action, and sphincter contractions.

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Secretions are a mix of

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water and enzymes

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Enzymes

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promote breaking water (hydrolysis) and are protein facilitators of chemical reactions.

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Protein digestion begins...

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in the gastric juice of the stomach.

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Three absorption techniques

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simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and active transport.