Study Guide and Final Review
macronutrients - correct answer ✔✔carbs - 4 kcal
fat - 9 kcal
protein - 4 kcal
alcohol - 7 kcal
essential nutrient - correct answer ✔✔without it, leads to sign of poor health
body either can't produce or can't produce enough to meet needs
2010 dietary guidelines for Americans - correct answer ✔✔improve eating and exercise
control caloric intake
maintain calorie balance
2010 dietary guideline populations - correct answer ✔✔women of childbearing age
pregnant women
adults 65 and older: esp. overweight, with cardiovascular disease
factors affecting nutritional status - correct answer ✔✔lifestyle, habits, cost, culture, availability,
friends/family
,measures of nutritional status - correct answer ✔✔anthropometric: height, weight, skin
biochemical: nutrients in blood, urine
clinical: physical evidence (BP)
dietary: recording diet
environmental: education, ed. level
lactose intolerance - correct answer ✔✔70% of adults develop it as they age
most people digest lactose up to age 2 then slowly lose lactase due to not drinking mothers milk
anymore
constipation - correct answer ✔✔hard to excrete b/c muscle spasms, medication, ignore urges
fiber in whole grain bread, cereal, beans, dried fruits, fluid
celiac disease - correct answer ✔✔allergy to gluten
flattened villi, can't absorb nutrients
NO WHEAT OR RYE
monosaccharides - correct answer ✔✔simple sugar unit: glucose, fructose, galactose
disaccharides - correct answer ✔✔simple sugars
sucrose, lactose, maltose
, glycogen - correct answer ✔✔carb made of many glucose units
storage form of glucose in humans
synthesized and stored in liver and muscles
blood glucose - correct answer ✔✔sugar transported through the bloodstream to supply energy
to cells
insulin - correct answer ✔✔promote glycogen synthesis
increase glucose uptake by cells
reduce gluconeogenesis
OVERALL: lower blood glucose
glucagon - correct answer ✔✔hormone made by pancreas that stimulates breakdown of
glycogen in liver into glucose
OVERALL: increase blood glucose
fiber requirements - correct answer ✔✔25-38 g/day, but average is 16 g/day
grains, wheat, plants, veggies, citrus fruits, beans, oats