Nutrition WGU C787 2022 A grade
Nutrition Definition - ANSWER ==The science of how foods affects the human body to promote health and prevent
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6 Major Classes of Nutrients - ANSWER ==Water
Vitamins
Minerals
Protein
Fats/Lipids
Carbs
The Energy Macronutrients & recommended AMDR intake - ANSWER ==Protein 10-35%
Fat 20-35%
Carbs 45-65%
What a healthful diet contain - ANSWER ==Adequate energy intake
Variety
Fiber
Adequate hydration
Moderate amounts of treats (sweets, fats, salty foods)
Intake of al nutrients near the recommended daily allowances
Tolerable Upper Intake Level - ANSWER ==Highest level of daily consumption that current data has shown to cause no side effects in humans. Ensures people do no take harmful amounts.
My Plate - ANSWER ==half should be fruits and vegetables
Reliable sources for up to date nutrition info - ANSWER ==Center of Disease Control Website
National Institues of Health Website
Example of a social Cue - ANSWER ==Eating more chips and dip at a gathering than you would alone
Where and how is pepsin activated? - ANSWER ==Pepsinogen (inactive pepsin) is secreted by the stomach mucosa & activated by HCL in the stomach
What occurs in the stomach - ANSWER ==Activation of pepsin
Denaturing of proteins by HCL
Protein hydrolysis
Where are pancreatic proteases active? - ANSWER ==Small Intestine
What occurs in the small intestine - ANSWER ==Amino acid absorption
Final breakdown into smallest components
Common trigger food for GERD - ANSWER ==High fat food
Coffee
chocolate
Tomato & citrus food
Typical Manifestations of GERD - ANSWER ==Chest or back pain when lying down after a meal of spaghetti and meatballs
Food to avoid when lactose intolerant - ANSWER ==Milk products
What is safe for a person with Celiac Disease? - ANSWER ==Rice (doesn't connate gluten)
What conditions are considered to be controllable by diet? - ANSWER ==Celiac Disease
Lactose Intolerance
GERD
Glucose - ANSWER ==-A Monosaccharide
- Called Blood Sugar; carb most easily used by the body
-main source of energy for the CNS and brain.
-The building block of glycogen
Starch - ANSWER ==When 2 glucose monomers (or rings) are chained together in a polysaccharide
Maltose - ANSWER ==2 glucose monomers chained together in disaccharide
(glucose + glucose = maltose)
Disaccharide - ANSWER ==All disaccharides is Glucose + something else
Glucose + Galactose = What sugar that causes people to lack the necessary enzyme to digest this - ANSWER ==Lactose
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