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What are essential nutrients and how many are there?
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Essential nutrients are not created by the body. Therefore, they are essential because we must find sources that can these nutrients. In total, there are 45 essential nutrients.
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How many kilocalories are in a gram of protein, carbohydrate, fat, alcohol?
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Protein - 4kcal/g
Carbohydrate - 4kcal/g Fat - 9kcal/g Alcohol - 7kcal/g |
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How many essential aminoacids are there?
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There are 9 essential amino acids. Histidine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylaline, methionine, lysine, theronine, tryptophan and valine.
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What are 4 types of fat?
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Saturated fat, monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, Trans Fat(hydrogenated)
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Why are saturated and trans fat's bad?
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Saturated and Trans fat lower the HDL levels in the blood. Therefore, cholesterol builds up readily on the arterial walls.
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How many essential fatty acids are there? List some EFA deficiencies.
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There are 9 EFA's. Some deficiencies are eczema-like skin eruptions, loss of hair, liver degeneration, failure of wound healing, sterility, miscarriage, growth retardation.
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How are Omega 3 fatty acids beneficial?
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Omega 3 fatty acids decrease blood clots, blood pressure, inflammation
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How much fat should we consume?
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~30% of our calories should come from fat, <10% should be saturated fat.
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What are the three components of a grain?
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Bran, endosperm, germ
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How much carbs should we consume?
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~60% of calories should come from carbs. ~10-15% should be simple carbs of total kcal
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What are the fat soluble vitamins?
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A, D, E, K
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How many essential minerals are there? What are minerals used for?
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There are 17 essential minerals. Minerals are used for growth, maintenance and regulate body function.
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