Health: Nutrients
Nutrition - correct answer-the sum of the processes by which humans consume and use
food.
Nutrient - correct answer-A substance in food that helps with body processes.
Calorie - correct answer-a unit of energy produced by food. Energy is measured in this...
Carbohydrates - correct answer-the main source of energy for the body. ex: vegetables,
beans, potatoes, etc
Simple and Complex - correct answer-What are the two types of carbohydrates?
Simple Carbohydrate - correct answer-sugars that enter the bloodstream rapidly and provide
quick energy. The provide calories but few vitamins and minerals.
Complex Carbohydrate - correct answer-where most of the calories in your diet should come
from. Starches and fibers are considered these.
Starch - correct answer-a food substance that is made and stored in most plants.
Fiber - correct answer-the part of grains and plant foods that can't be digested.
Glucose - correct answer-you eat complex carbs they are changed by saliva and other
digestive juices to a simple sugar. provides energy or changed to glycogen.
Glycogen - correct answer-is stored in the muscles. When body needs energy converts
glycogen to glucose.
Fats - correct answer-a nutrient that provides energy and help the body store and use
vitamins. Needed to maintain body heat, maintain an energy reserve, and build cells and
nerve tissues. No more than 30% of caloric intake should come from it. Carries vitamins: A,
D, E, K.
Saturated Fats - correct answer-Solid at room temp, found in meat, nuts, dairy products,
poultry. Contribute to the level that is in a persons blood.
Cholesterol - correct answer-a fat like substance made by the body and found in certain
foods can be lowered by eating less saturated fats.
Unsaturated fats - correct answer-liquid at room temp, found in fish, plant products, oils
(monounsaturated, polyunsaturate are good for you)
Trans-fatty acids - correct answer-formed when vegetable oils are processed into solid fats.
ex: margarine and shortening
Nutrition - correct answer-the sum of the processes by which humans consume and use
food.
Nutrient - correct answer-A substance in food that helps with body processes.
Calorie - correct answer-a unit of energy produced by food. Energy is measured in this...
Carbohydrates - correct answer-the main source of energy for the body. ex: vegetables,
beans, potatoes, etc
Simple and Complex - correct answer-What are the two types of carbohydrates?
Simple Carbohydrate - correct answer-sugars that enter the bloodstream rapidly and provide
quick energy. The provide calories but few vitamins and minerals.
Complex Carbohydrate - correct answer-where most of the calories in your diet should come
from. Starches and fibers are considered these.
Starch - correct answer-a food substance that is made and stored in most plants.
Fiber - correct answer-the part of grains and plant foods that can't be digested.
Glucose - correct answer-you eat complex carbs they are changed by saliva and other
digestive juices to a simple sugar. provides energy or changed to glycogen.
Glycogen - correct answer-is stored in the muscles. When body needs energy converts
glycogen to glucose.
Fats - correct answer-a nutrient that provides energy and help the body store and use
vitamins. Needed to maintain body heat, maintain an energy reserve, and build cells and
nerve tissues. No more than 30% of caloric intake should come from it. Carries vitamins: A,
D, E, K.
Saturated Fats - correct answer-Solid at room temp, found in meat, nuts, dairy products,
poultry. Contribute to the level that is in a persons blood.
Cholesterol - correct answer-a fat like substance made by the body and found in certain
foods can be lowered by eating less saturated fats.
Unsaturated fats - correct answer-liquid at room temp, found in fish, plant products, oils
(monounsaturated, polyunsaturate are good for you)
Trans-fatty acids - correct answer-formed when vegetable oils are processed into solid fats.
ex: margarine and shortening
