What is health? Correct Answer Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
... [Show More] infirmity
Six categories of nutrients Correct Answer Carbohydrates
Proteins
Minerals
Vitamins
Lipids/Fats
Water
Objectives of Diet and Nutrition Correct Answer 1- Energetic: provide energy required for all metabolic processes and also for physical activities
2- Plastic: formation and maintenance of structures
3- Regulatory: regulation of metabolic processes
What does diet depend on? Correct Answer Availability
Selection (depending on economic-educational factors, habits, traditions, etc.)
Appetite
Nutritional needs
Difference between diet and nutrition Correct Answer Diet: voluntary, aware, can be taught (choice)
Nutrition: Involuntary, unaware, cannot be taught
Food Components Correct Answer Primary components: nutrients
Secondary components: responsible for what food looks like --> color, smell, flavor/taste, texture
Macronutrients Correct Answer provide bulk energy for metabolic system to function
Carbs
Fats
Proteins
Micronutrients Correct Answer provide necessary cofactors for metabolism; protective and regulatory functions
Minerals
Vitamins
Essential nutrients Correct Answer cannot be synthesized internally at all, or in sufficient quantities, so must be consumed from outside source
Nonessential nutrients Correct Answer can be generated by body although they may also often be absorbed from food
How are proteins broken down during digestion? Correct Answer proteins broken down into peptides in stomach, then broken into amino acids which are absorbed thu small intestine
How are lipids digested? Correct Answer digested mainly in small intestine thru bile salts through emulsification, which allows lipases to divide lipids into fatty acids and monoglycerides
-enter bloodstream through micelles and recombine into chylomicrons
Carbohydrates Correct Answer C, H, O compounds
Also called sugars or saccharides
Converted into glucose, transported by blood and used by cells [Show Less]