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_____ carbohydrates are found in fruits, milk, and sweeteners
Simple
______ carbohydrates are found in cereals, grains, fruits, and vegetables
Complex
Proteins can supply __ kcal per gram
4
Vitamins A,D,E,K are __-soluble vitamins
Fat
Vitamins C and B are ___-soluble vitamins
Water
Set standards for nutrients that do not have RDA values
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
The average daily intake level of a nutrient that will meet the needs of half of the people in a particular category
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)
Are used to determine the RDA of a nutrient
Estimated Averate Requirement (EAR)
The average daly intake level required to meet the needs of 97% to 98% of people in a given life stage and of a given gender
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Recommended average daily intake level for a nutrient
Adequate Intake (AI)
Highest average daily intake level that is not likely to have adverse effects on the health of most people
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
Average dietary energy intake (kcal) to maintain energy balance
Estimated Energy Requirements (EER)
The portion of the energy intake that should come from each macronutrient
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR)
Part of a nutrition facts panel that contains general dietary advice for all people
Footnote
The energy left over aften an individual has consumed all the food needed to meet the nutrient needs
Discrtionary kcalories
Falts and oils contain __ kcal per gram
9
The ____ region of the brain is the feeding center
hypothalamus
_____-soluble nutrients enter the portal vein
Water
_____-soluble nutrients enter the lymphatic vessels and are transported directly to the bloodstream
Fat
The most abundant carbohydrate
Glucose
_____ carbohydrates contain one or two molecules
Simple
______ carbohydrates contain one or two molecules
Complex
Many units of monosaccharides joined together
Polysaccharides
The non-digestible part of plants
Dietary fiber
Carbohydrate with known health effects, which is extracted from plants and added to foods
Functional fiber
Each gram of carbohydrate=__ kcal
4
Red blood cells rely only on _____ for their energy supply
Glucose
Sufficient energy intake from carbohydrates prevents production of ____ as an alternate energy source
ketones
_____ amylase digests starch to maltose
Pancreatic
The cells that line the small intestine and secrete additional enzymes to digest disaccharides to monosaccharides
Mucosal cells
Most monosaccharides are converted to glucose by the ___
liver
Excess glucose is converted to glycogen and stored in the ____
liver and muscles
Level to which food raises blood glucose levels compared with reference food
Glycemic index
A disease primarily afflicting people in their 50s and 60s. Begins earlier in life because of consistently low fiber intake
Diverticular disease
divrse class of molecules that are insoluble in water
Lipids
Triglycerides are composed of ____
Three fatty acid molecules
Long chains of carbon atoms surroundedd by hydrogen atoms
Fatty acids
A three-carbon alohol that is the backbone of a triglyceridee
Glycerol
____ refers to how many hydrogen atoms surround each carbon
Saturation
___ ___ acids have hydrogen atoms surrounding every carbon in the chain; they have no double bonds
Saturated fatty
____ ____ acids lack hydrogen atoms i have one double bondnone region; they
Monounsaturated fatty
___ ___ acids lack hydrogen atoms in multiple locations; they have two or more double bonds
Polyunsaturated fatty
The shape of a triglyceride is determined by the saturation of the ______ ______
Carbon Chains
_____ fatty acids can pack tightly together and are solid at room temperature
Saturated
_____ fatty acids do not stack together well and are liquid aat room temperature
Unsaturated
Describes the position of which the hydrogen atoms at the unsaturated region are on the same side of the carbon chain
Cis
Describes the position of which the hydrogen atoms are on the opposite side of the carbon chain
Trans
The addition of hydrogen atoms to unsaturated fatty acids
Hydrogenation
____ acid (omega-_ fatty acid) is found in vegetable and nut oils.
6
Linoleic acid (omega-6 fatty acid) is converted by the body to _____ ____, which is involved in blood clotting and blood pressure
Arachidonic acid
Alpha-linolenic acid (omega-_ fatty acid) is found in vegetables, fish, and fish oils
3
Alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3 fatty acid) is converted to ___ and ___, which are important regulators of inflammation, blood clotting, and blood pressure
EPA and DHA
Phospholipids are composed of a ___,___, and ____
Glycerol backbone, two fatty acids, and phosphate
Phospholipids are important components of ___ ___
cell membranes
Lipids containing multiple rings of carbon atoms
Sterols
____ is the major sterol found in the body
Cholesterol
Fat is very energy dense, containing _ kcal/gram
9
Much of the energy used during rest comes from
fat
____ is used for energy during exercise, especially after glycogen is depleted
Fat
Vitamins _,_,_, and _ are soluble in fat; fat is required for their transport
A,D,E, and K
Digestion and absorption of fats occurs primarily in the _____
small intestine
___ disperses fat into smaller fat droplets
Bile
_____ ____ break triglycerides into two separate fattyacids and a monoglyceride
Pancreatic enzymes
Fat enters the mucosal cell as a ___
micelle
In the intestinal mucosal cell, fatty acids are reattached to the monoglyceride to re-form
Triglycerides
Transport vehichles that remove absorbed fats from the small intestine
Lipoproteins
___ to___ % of calories should be from fat
20-25%
Saturated fat should be no more that _% of total calories
7%
Most fat in our diets should be from _____ fats (e.g., olive oil) and _____ fats (e.g., plant oils)
monounsatured, polyunsaturated
Lipids contribute to about __% of the energy in the typical American diet
33%