Nutrition Final Exam

The science of food: nutrients and substances therein; action, interaction, and balance in relation to health; process by which the organism ingests, absorbs, transports, utilizes, and excretes food substances

Nutrients the body cannot make itself and must be obtained from food to prevent deficiencies

1) Absence leads to decline2) Regain normal function when restored to diet3) has specific biological factors

Composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and yield 4 kcal/g

Monosaccharide (glucose)Diasaccharide (sucrose=table sugar)

Polysaccahride (starch)Dietary Fiber

Composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and yields 9 kcal/g

Major storage form of energy

Two groups of Lipids

Composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen and yields 4 kcal/g

Composed of various elements and enables chemical reactions

Inorganic substances that function in cellular processes, nervous systems, water balance, and structural balance

Composed of hydrogen and oxygen and makes up 60% of our body weight

The functions of this is a solvent, lubricant, medium for transport, chemical processes, and temperature regulations

Promote a healthy lifestyle and reduce preventable deaths and diseases (reduce obesity in adults, increase healthy foods, lower intake of fats and salts, and increase minerals)