Nutrition 1

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Name the 6 classes of nutrients and their primary functions.

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1.carbohydrates-provide energy
2.fats- provide energy
3.proteins-build and repair body tissues
4.vitamins-regulate body processes
5.minerals-regulate body processes
6.water-regulate body processes

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define wellness

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a way of life that integrates body mind and spririt

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what are nutrients?

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chemical substances found in food that are necessary for good health.

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What are essential nutrients?

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nutrients found only in food.
(about 40)

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what are organic nutrients?

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they contain hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon. Its broken down into their smalles components before the body can use them.

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what are inorganic nutrients?

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they are already in their simplest form when the body ingest them, except for water.

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what are carbohydrates?

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the nutrient class providing the major source of energy in the average diet.

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What are proteins?

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the only one of the six essential nutrient classes containing nitrogen

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what are fats?

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the highest calorie value nutrient class.

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what are vitamins?

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organic substance necesary for life although they do not, independently provide energy

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what are minerals?

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one of many inorganic substances essential to life and classified generally as minerals

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what is water?

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major constituent of all living cells, composed of hydrogen and oxygen

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What is circualtion?

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the body process whereby the blood is moved trhoughout the body

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what is digestion?

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breakdown of food int he body in prepartaion for absorption

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what is elimination?

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evacuation of wastes

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what does nutritious mean?

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foods or beverages containing substantial amounts of essential nutrients

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what does nourishing mean>?

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foods or beverages taht provide substantial amounts of essential nutrients

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What is nutritional status?

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one's physical condition as determined by diet.

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what is malnutrition

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poor nutrition.
can be caused by overnutrition or undernutrition.

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what is nutrient density?

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the nutrient value of food compared with number of calories

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What is nutrition deficiency?

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It occurs when a perosn lacks one or more nutrients over a period of time. It is classiefied as primary of secondary.

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What are primary nutrient deficiency caused by?

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inadequate dietary intake.

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What are secondary nutrient deficiency caused by?

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it is cause by something other than diet, such as a disease conditon that may cause malabsorption, accelerated excretion or destruction of the nutrients.

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Pregnancy increased a persons hunger for what nutrients?

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proteins, mineral, vitamins.

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what is cumulative effects of nutrition?

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results of something done repeatedly over many years

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what is atherosclerosis

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it is a form of arteriosclerosis affecting the intima(inner lining) of the artery walls

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What is obesity?

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excessive body fat. 20% above avarage.

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what are deficiency diseases?

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diseases caused by the lack of one of more specific nutrients.

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what is iron deficiency?

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intake of iron is adequate but the body has no extra iron stored

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What is rickets?

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deficiency disease casued bby the lack of vitam d ; causes malformed bones and pain in infants and children.

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What is osteomalacia?

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a condition in which bone become soft, usually in adult becasue of calcium loss and vitam D deficiency.

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What is osteoporosis?

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condition in which bones become brittle because there have been insufficient mineral deposits, especially calcium

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what is goiter?

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enlarge tissue of the thyroid gland due to a deficienty of iodine

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what is a nturition assessment

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it is the evaluation of one's nutritional condition

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who is a dietician?

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a professional trained to assess nutrition status and recommend appropritate diet therapy.

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what are anthropometric measures?

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height, weights, head, cheast, skinfold

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What are biochemical tests?

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laboratory analysis of blood, urine, and feces

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What is dietary-social history?

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evaluation of food habits, including clients ability to buy and prepare food

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What is a caliper?

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mechanical device used to measure precentage of body fat by skinfold measurement

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why is serum albumin level measured?

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measures the main protein in the blood and is used to determine protein status.

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what does the serum transferrin level indicate ?

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it indicates iron carrying protein in the blood. The level will be above normal if iron stores are low and below normal if the body lacks protein.

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what does BUN indicate?

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May idicate reanal failure, insufficeint renal blood supply, or blockage of the urinary tract.

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What does the creatinine excretion indicate?

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the amount of creatinine excreted in the urine ove a 24-hour period and can be used in estimating body muscle mass. If the muscle mass has been depleted, as in malnutrition, the level will be low.

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What does serum creatinine indicate?

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the amount of creatinine in the blood nad is used for evaluation renal function.