Nutrition Diet Therapy Exam 1 Rated 100% Correct!!

Chapter 1: Overview of Nutrition Nutrition - the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth Factors that influence food choices - Personal preference, habits, ethnic heritage, social interactions, availability, convenience, economy, nutrition 6 Nutrient classes - • Carbs - energy, organic • Protein - energy, organic • Fat - energy, organic • Vitamins - no energy, organic • Minerals - no energy, inorganic • Water - no energy, inorganic Non-nutrient classes - • Fiber • Alcohol • Phytochemicals Energy yields - • Carbs - 4 kcal/g • Protein - 4 kcal/g • Fat - 9 kcal/g • Alcohol - 7 kcal/g kcalories - 1000 calories Calories - kcalJoules - international unit of measuring energy Energy Density - Measure of the energy of a food provides relative to the amount of food (kcal/g) Alcohol nutrient resemblance - • It is not considered a nutrient because it does not sustain life • It resembles a nutrient because it yields 7 kcal/g when metabolized in the body