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Dietary fiber?
Indigestible portion of carbohydrates.
High nutrient density?
Foods rich in nutrients relative to energy cost.
Basal metabolic rate?
Calories burned at rest in 24 hours.
Essential nutrients?
Obtained from the diet only.
Non-essential nutrients?
Manufactured by the body.
Anorexia
self-imposed starvation, primarily females, psycho-social eating disorder, unmanaged fear of fatness despite being underweight, often begins around puberty.
Body Composition
Fat weight vs. nonfat or lean body weight
Which is the most essential nutrient?
Water
Which essential nutrient is the major source of calories used by the body to provide energy?
Fat
Identify 3 essential nutrients that contain calories.
Carbohydrates, protein, and fat
What are the 2 calorie containing essential nutrients that are the main fuel sources of physical activity?
Carbohydrates, and fats
How many calories per gram of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins?
Carbs-4, protein-4, fat-9
Identify a major problem with the American diet.
High fat, large portions.
Give an example of a source of fiber.
Plant skins and seeds. (Beans)
Adequate fiber decreases the risk of developing what?
Heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers.
Identify food sources of protein.
Found in plant and animal products
Complete proteins
Contain all amino acids, usually from animal sources
Incomplete proteins
One or more of the essential amino acids are missing (plant source)
Identify foods that are complex carbohydrates
Rice, pasta, cereal, fruits, vegetables
Identify foods that are simple carbohydrates
Table sugar, desserts.
How many servings are recommended from the bread, rice, cereal, pasta food group?
6-11
Identify fat soluble and water soluble vitamins
Fat soluble are stored in the body (a,d,e,k), water soluble are not (b,c)
What is the daily recommended water intake?
6-8 cups
List 3 factors most important in the prevention of osteoporosis.
Calcium, estrogen, weight bearing activity
Can the body produce calcium? What is the best source for calcuim?
No, milk
Minimum body fat for males and females
3-5% males, 10-12% females
Identify diseases associated with fat storage in the upper body
CVD, stroke, diabetes
A normal diet should consist of
55-60% carbohydrates, 12-15% protein, 30% fat
Identify foods that are high in saturated fats
Beef, butter, cheese, whole milk, coconut oil, palm oil, cocoa butter
Identify the kind of fat that is most closely related to high cholestrol
Unsaturated fat
One pound of fat represents how many calories?
4081
Identify the minimum number of calories males and females should take in daily
males-1500, females-1200
What is appropriate weight loss per week?
1-2 pounds
Identify body fat percentages that suggests one's health is at risk
males-25%, females-30%
How many minutes of activity and how many days per week are recommended in order to lose weight?
Aerobic activity for 45 minutes or longer, everyday.
Identify activities that should be used if the goal is primarily to lose stored fat
Exercise
Identify treatment for eating disorders
Early intervention, psychological intervention, medical intervention
Does weight gain occur as a result of change in the number of fat cells?
No
What percent of weight lost through exercise is from fat?
80-90%
How do you get the greatest success in weight-loss programs?
Combine exercise and diet modifications.
Identify what constitutes a serving of protein
About the size of a deck of cards
Identify sources of saturated fat
Animal sources: beef, butter, cheese, whole milk; plant sources: coconut oil, palm oil, cocoa butter
What is the benefit of unsaturated fat?
Lowers LDL and HDL (poly), lowers LDL but not HDL (mono)