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What is nutrition? |
A science that studies how nutrients and compounds in foods nourish and affect body functions and health |
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What drives our food choices? |
Taste, cost, convenience, culture, peers, habits and emotions, time, and marketing |
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What are the six essential nutrients? |
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Water, Vitamins, and Minerals |
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What is a macro-nutrient? What are the three macro-nutrients? |
A macro-nutrient are essential energy-containing nutrients that you need in higher amounts. Carbs, Lipids, and Proteins. |
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What is a micro-nutrient? What are the three micro-nutrients? |
A micro-nutrient are essential nutrients that you need in smaller amounts. Water, Vitamins, and Minerals. |
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Which Macro-nutrient contains nitrogen? |
Protein |
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What is our body's preferred source of fuel and in what form? |
Glucose; Carbohydrates. |
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Organic means... |
The food contains carbon |
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Inorganic means... |
The food does not contain carbon |
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What does each macro-nutrient worth per gram in calories? |
Carbs - 4 Protein - 4 Fats - 9 |
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What do lipids do? |
Lipids are used as fuel, cushioning, and insulation |
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What is protein used for? |
Growth/maintenance of muscles/tissues/organs, making enzymes and hormones, help transport other nutrients, and a healthy immune system. |
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What does water do for your body? |
It cleans your skin (cells), cushions your organs from injury, and acts as a lubricant for your eyes, joints, and mouth. |
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What do vitamins and minerals do for your body? |
Aid enzymes |
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What are enzymes? |
Substances that speed up reactions in your body |
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What is epidemiological research? |
Research that looks at populations of people (usually observational) |
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What is experimental research? |
Research that involves at least two groups of subjects |
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What is peer-reviewed research? |
A research journal in which fellow scientists (peers) review studies to assess if they are accurate and sound before they are published. |
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What are the leading causes of death linked to nutrition? |
Heart disease, cancer, stroke, type 2 diabetes. |
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What is is phytochemical? |
A nonnutritive compund in plant foods that may play a role in fighting chronic diseases. |
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What is fiber? |
The portion of plant foods that isn't digested in the small intestine. |
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What is nutritional genomics? |
A field of study that researches the relationship between nutrition and genomics (the study of genes and gene expression) |
