Nutrition Exam 1 (Ch. 1, 2, 3)
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1. What drives food choices? • Taste and enjoyment are the primary drivers
• Food availability and culture
• Habit
• Advertising
• Food trends
• Limited time
• Convenience
• Emotions
• Perception of healthy and unhealthy
2. Nutrition The science that studies how nutrient and compounds
in food nourish the body and affect body functions and
overall health
3. Good Nutrition • Reduces the risk of the
leading causes of death
• Helps prevent harmful
diseases and conditions
• Reduces the risk of
developing obesity,
diabetes, and high blood
pressure
4. How nutrition affects health Compounds in foods that sustain body processes
• Building blocks
• Energy
5. Six classifications of nutrients • Carbohydrates
found in food and in the body. • Fats (lipids)
• Proteins
• Vitamins
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• Minerals
• Water
6. Carbohyrates Body's main source of energy
Supply glucose
• Primary source of energy for several body cell types
- Red blood cells
- Brain cells
7. Lipids Fats (triglycerides), oils, phospholipids, and sterols
Insoluble in water
Triglycerides
• Source of energy during rest and sleep
• Storage form for excess energy
- Adipose tissue beneath the skin and around several
organs
• Found in margarine, butter, oils, and animal products
8. Organic Nutrients Contain carbon or carbon-carbon
bonds.
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and vitamins are organic
nutrients
9. Inorganic Nutrients Minerals and water do not contain carbon and are classi-
fied as inorganic compounds
10. Three energy nutrients Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are referred to as the
three energy-yielding nutrients because they provide your
body with energy that is measured in calories.
11. Essential nutrients • Must be consumed from food
• Cannot be made in the body in sufficient quantities to
meet its needs and to support health
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1. What drives food choices? • Taste and enjoyment are the primary drivers
• Food availability and culture
• Habit
• Advertising
• Food trends
• Limited time
• Convenience
• Emotions
• Perception of healthy and unhealthy
2. Nutrition The science that studies how nutrient and compounds
in food nourish the body and affect body functions and
overall health
3. Good Nutrition • Reduces the risk of the
leading causes of death
• Helps prevent harmful
diseases and conditions
• Reduces the risk of
developing obesity,
diabetes, and high blood
pressure
4. How nutrition affects health Compounds in foods that sustain body processes
• Building blocks
• Energy
5. Six classifications of nutrients • Carbohydrates
found in food and in the body. • Fats (lipids)
• Proteins
• Vitamins
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, Nutrition Exam 1 (Ch. 1, 2, 3)
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• Minerals
• Water
6. Carbohyrates Body's main source of energy
Supply glucose
• Primary source of energy for several body cell types
- Red blood cells
- Brain cells
7. Lipids Fats (triglycerides), oils, phospholipids, and sterols
Insoluble in water
Triglycerides
• Source of energy during rest and sleep
• Storage form for excess energy
- Adipose tissue beneath the skin and around several
organs
• Found in margarine, butter, oils, and animal products
8. Organic Nutrients Contain carbon or carbon-carbon
bonds.
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and vitamins are organic
nutrients
9. Inorganic Nutrients Minerals and water do not contain carbon and are classi-
fied as inorganic compounds
10. Three energy nutrients Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are referred to as the
three energy-yielding nutrients because they provide your
body with energy that is measured in calories.
11. Essential nutrients • Must be consumed from food
• Cannot be made in the body in sufficient quantities to
meet its needs and to support health
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