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| What are the essential nutrients for human function? |
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| Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, proteins, and water |
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| the science of foods and their components (nutrients and other sustenance) including the relationships to health and disease, process within the body, the social economic culture and psychological implications of eating. |
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| What are the 3 diseases that are the leading cause of death in the United States? |
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| In order: Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke |
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| They are simple sugars composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. |
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| What foods are high in carbohydrates? |
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| Grains, veggies and dairy products. |
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| How many calories do Carbs have? |
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| They are fatty acids made of up triglycerides. Composed of carbon, hydrogen but fewer oxygen. |
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| How many kcals in a lipid? |
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| Where can you get lipids? |
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| Legumes, avocados and meat. |
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| They are made of amino acids, composed of carbon, hydrogen oxygen and nitrogen. |
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| What foods are high in protein? |
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| What are the functions of water? |
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| It transports things in the body, lubricates the joints, helps with chemical reactions and helps in temperature regulation. |
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| It is a measurement of potential energy in food and beverages. |
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| How many kcals in alcohol? |
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| What is a nutrient dense food? |
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| They provide vitamins, minerals and other beneficial substances and relatively few calories without solid fats and added sugar. |
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| What are the 3 processes that allow for nutrient absorption? |
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| Passive diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and active transport. |
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| What is the function of the gallbladder? |
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Definition
| It is used to store and concentrate bile from the liver. |
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| What is the function of the liver? |
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| Produces bile is the medicine cabinet for the body. |
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| What does the pancreas do? |
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| It secrets bicarbonates and secrets major enzymes. |
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| What foods promote heart burn? |
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| Chocolate, alcohol, nicotine, peppermint and coffee. |
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| What is the recommended dietary fiber intake for males and females? |
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| 25 grams for women, 38 for men. |
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