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Nutrition

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  • What is required on a Nutrition Facts panel of a food label?
    serving size, servings per container, calories per serving, daily value the product supplies
  • What are some benefits of foods high in fiber?
    helps move waste, reduce some risk of cancers/heart disease, make u feel full so you eat less
  • Substances in food that your body needs to function properly, to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.
    nutrients
  • What are the 2 types of vitamins?
    fat soluble and water soluble
  • How many pounds per week should you lose when dieting and exercising safely?
    1-2 pounds
  • Substances that make up body proteins.
    amino acids
  • Nutrients that help build and maintain body tissues.
    proteins
  • A desire, rather than a need, to eat.
    appetite
  • A natural drive that helps protect you from starvation.
    hunger
  • We should not consume more than 30% of this nutrient in our daily diet.
    Fat
  • Substances added to food intentionally to produce a desired effect.
    Additives
  • The starches and sugars found in foods. Body's main source of energy.
    Carbohydrates
  • Which nutrient is the most essential?
    Water
  • A food in which nutrients that were lost in processing have been added back.
    enriched food
  • Inorganic substances that the body cannot manufacture but that act as catalysts, regulating many vital body processes.
    minerals
  • The amount of nutrients that will prevent deficiencies and excesses in most healthy people.
    Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)
  • Which is a better energy source? Complex carbohydrates or Simple Carbohydrates
    Complex Carbohydrates
  • Where does an essential amino acid come from?
    necessary building block of protein that only comes from food you eat
  • A simple sugar and the body's chief fuel.
    glucose
  • The process by which the body takes in and uses food.
    Nutrition