• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/138

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

138 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back

Macronutrients

Carbs, fats and proteins

Fats provide...

-energy


-essential nutrients


-flavor and satisfaction

Fat substitutes

Not absorbed therefore do not provide energy or nutrients; may provide flavor and satisfaction

Essential nutrients

Absence will create specific deficiency


Body can create it

Fatty acids

Essential nutrients


-chain of carbon atoms with hydrogen bond


-24 carbon

Double bond=

Less hydrogen

Body cannot make...

Linoleic acid (OMEGA 6)


Linolenic acid (OMEGA 3)

Where do you get Omega 6 and omega 3?

Food

Satisfy body longer than carbs

Fats

Fats are a subset of

Lipids

3 types of lipids

Triglycerides (3 fatty acids and glycerol)


Phospholipid


Sterol

Adipose tissue

Protects organs


Helps regulate temperature

Cell membrane structure

Forms part of cell membrane


Helps transport nutrients across cell membrane

Adioposis

Fatty

2 types of fatty acids

Saturated and unsaturated

Saturated

As many hydrogen as hydrogen can go

Unsaturated

Not as many hydrogen

What percentage of fats should you get per day?

20-35%

Different fat has...

Different effect on cholesterol

Glycerol

Holds fatty acids

Tropical oils

Saturated; palm, palm kernel, coconut oil

Example of omega 6

Vegetable oil

Example of omega 3

Soybean, canola, flaxseed oils

Lipoproteins

Major transport in bloodstream


Combo of triglycerides and proteins


Carry lipids in blood


Combo of tryglycerides, protein, cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins

Low density lipoprotein

Carry fat and cholesterol to cells

Very low density lipoproteins

Carry fat and cholesterol to tissue and cells

High density lipoproteins

Carry fat and cholesterol to liver to be broken down

Is HDL good or bad?

Good

Is LDL good or bad?

Bad

Is VLDL good or bad?

Bad

Olestra

Fat replacement


Still satisfy


Abdominal cramping and diarrhea

Trans-fatty acid

Naturally occurring


Hydrogen atoms around carbon double bond are on opposite sides


Negative health consequences, cardiovascular disease

Cys-

Bend

Digestion of fats occurs in

Small intestine

Fats are absorbed through

Lymphatic system

Monosaturated

1 unfilled spot of hydrogen


Ex: olive oil, peanut oil, almond, canola oil, plants

Polyunsaturated

2 or more unfilled spots of hydrogen


Ex: vegetable oil, corn, cotton seed, soybean oil, safflower

Classes of fats

Lipids- lipos=fat


Glycerides-triglycerides


Fatty acids


Lipoproteins

Hyperlipidemia

Too much fat/lipid

What are fats made of?

Carbs, carbon, and hydrogen

Most animal/plant fats have how many fatty acids?

3 fatty acids

When does the body make cholesterol?

While sleeping

Bike is sent to....

Gallbladder then to the small intestine

Micelle

Carries about 20 fatty acid and monoglycerides

Saturated fatty acids

Filled or "saturated" with hydrogen

Unsaturated fatty acids

Not completely filled with hydrogen


Less heavy; less dense

Monosaturated

One unfilled spot

Polyunsaturated

Two or more unfilled spots

Fat digestion

Fat broken down into simpler form


Chew


Fat hits stomach


Peristalsis


Broken down by lipase in stomach


Small intestine=chemically broken down


Body absorbs fatty acid and glycerol

Fat digestion in stomach

Little to no digestion

Small intestine

Bile from gallbladder


Enzymes from pancreas


Enzymes from small intestine


Absorption

Emulsify

Doesn't change fat; breaks down

Linguine lipase

Released by the ebners glands at the back of the tongue; breaks down fat; important when you're an infant

Gastric lipase

Hydrolyzes butter fat

Are fats soluble?

No

Fat is broken down by..

Bile salt from liver and pancreatic lipase

Visible fat

Something you can see and know; bacon, butter, sausage, etc

Invisible fat

Cheese, milk, yolk, lean meat

Diet low in fat may reduce the risk of

Cancer

Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of

Coronary heart disease

American diet is high in

Fat

Excess calories are stored as

Fat

Monounsaturated fats reduce LDL cholesterol when

Substituted for saturated fat

More adipose tissue means

Higher chance of cancer and higher chance of survival

Serum

Blood

Healthy diet

Low in fat


Low in saturated fat


Low in cholesterol

Less than 10% of calories should come from

Saturated fat

Dietary cholesterol should be limited to

300 mg/day

Linoleic acid

17 g/day for men


12 g/day for women

Linolenic

1.6 g/day for men


1.1 g/day for women

What kind of meat should you use?

Lean meat, seafood, and poultry

Limit eggs to

Two or three per week

Lecithin

Hormone produced by liver


Building block cell membrane


Hydrophobic and hydrophilic


Phosphate group in it


Helps carry molecules into cell


Transports fat and cholesterol


Makes up cell wall

Cholesterol

Need for metabolism


Not present in plant food


Egg yolks, organ meats (liver, kidney)


Synthesizes endogenous cholesterol (animals)

Is there a biological requirement for dietary cholesterol?

No

Proteins

Build and maintain body tissue

Amino acid

Fundamental building blocks of tissue

Amino acids form

Chains


2 form a dipeptide

Dipeptide

2

Polypeptides

Many

How many amino acids?

20

Amino acids are named for

Their chemical structure

What are amino acids composed of?

Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

3 classes of amino acids

Indispensable


Dispensable


Conditional

Indispensable

9


Body cannot manufacture in quantity; necessary in diet

Dispensable

5


Body can make from indispensable (what you take in)

Conditional

6


We can make, but body may not make enough

Catabolism

Break down

Anabolism

Build up

Nitrogen balance

Indicates how well tissues are being maintained


Sign of protein intake


Dispose of nitrogen in urine

For every gram of nitrogen

6.25 g of protein

High Uria nitrogen is a sign of

Protein metabolism


Protein breaks down into nitrogen

Positive uria nitrogen

Taking in more than you're wasting

Negative uria nitrogen

Taking in less than wasting

Failure to maintain nitrogen balance results in

Muscle wasting


Impairment of organs


Susceptibility to infection


**in children: growth retardation

Protein

Fundamental structure of all cells in the body

Colloidial osmotic pressure

Keeps water in intravascular compartment * red albumin

Insulin

Protein

Glucagon

Protein

Digestive enzymes

Protein bound

Lymphacytes

Built by proteins



Build antibodies


Give energy

Complete proteins

Contain all 9 of indispensable amino acids; come primarily from animals; can get from soy

Incomplete proteins

Deficient in one or more of the 9 indispensable


Groans: legumes nuts seeds oats

Lacto-ovo

Eat eggs and drink milk

Lacto-veg

Only drink milk

Ovo-veg

Eat eggs but won't drink milk

Vegan

Vegetables only

Leading country with colon cancer

United States

Protein is composed of

Hundreds of amino acids

Amino acids form

Unique chain sequences to form specific proteins

When protein foods are eaten...

Proteins are broken down into amino acids

Amino acids are reassembled in the body to form a variety of

Proteins

Proteins

Relatively large, complex molecules


May be subject to mutations or malformations

Amino acids are primary source of

Nitrogen in diet

Intake=

Excretion

Functions of proteins

Primary tissue building


Water and pH balance


Metabolism and transportation


Body defense system


Energy system

Protein comprises bulk of

Muscles


Internal organs


Brain


Nerves


Blood plasma

Protein repairs

Worn out, wasted, or damaged tissue

Plasma proteins attract

Water

Proteins have a unique structure to act as

Buffering agents

Digestive enzymes

Amylases, lipases, proteases

Transport agents

Lipoproteins


Hemoglobin

Hormones

Insulin and glucagon

Immune system defends against

Disease and infection

Immune systems use protein to build

White blood cells and antibodies

When is protein used as energy?

After carbs and fats; less efficient

Complete proteins

Meat: fish poultry seafood


Soy

Incomplete proteins

Plant-origin foods


Grains, legumes, nurs, seeds, fruits and vegetables

Digestion of proteins

Mouth


Stomach-enzymatic breakdown of protein by proenzymes (zymogens) hydrochloride acid, pepsin, rennin


Small intestine- pancreatic secretions


Interstitial sectetions

Pancreatic secretions

Trypsin, chympotrypsin, carboxypeptidase

Intestinal secretions

Aminopeptidase and dipeptidase

Dietary protein quality

Chemical score (CS)


Biological value (BV)


Net protein utilization (NPU)


Protein efficiency ratio (PER)

What raises body's need for protein

Illness or disease


Fever


Catabolic tissue breakdown


Traumatic injury


Recovery from surgery


Burns, pressure sores

Protein energy malnutrition

Kwashiorkor


Marasmus

Excess protein

Usually means excess fat intake


Protein displaces other healthy foods in diet


Extra burden on kidneys

Recommended dietary allowances (RDAs)

Relate to age sex and weight


Highest at birth and slowly declines into adulthood


Men and women: 0.8 g/kg of desirable weight

DRI suggest what percentage of proteins?

10%-35%

High consumption of protein in US

No benefits


Some risks: cancer


Coronary heart disease


Kinsey stones


Chronic renal failure