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carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
vitamins
minerals
water - -Name the six classes of nutrients and their major functions?
- provides energy - -What is the major functions of Carbohydrates?
- highest caloric value of energy - -What is the major functions of Lipids
(fats)?
- helps to restore muscle fibers and regulate digestion and energy
metabolism - -What is the major functions of Proteins?
- facilitate the release of energy from carbs, fat, and protein - -What is the
major functions of Vitamins?
- found in bones and teeth and are also found in the fluids of the body - -
What is the major functions of Minerals?
- carries several minerals and supplies medium for transporting vital
materials to cells and carrying waste away from them - -What is the major
functions of Water?
- a nutrient a person must obtain from food because the body cannot make
it for itself in sufficient quantity - -What is an essential nutrient
(indispensable nutrients)?
- it does not support life, it interferes with the growth, maintenance, and
repair of the body - -Explain why alcohol is not considered a nutrient
- 1 gram carbohydrate= 4 kcal
1 gram protein= 4 kcal
1 gram fat= 9 kcal - -Given a specific food, calculate the energy contribution
(kcalories) from protein,
fat and carbohydrate
- undergraduate degree
60 credit hours
clinical internship
, pass a national examination administered by the academy of nutrition and
Dietetics
maintain up to date knowledge and registration - -What credentials identify
a "nutrition expert"
- daily Value - -What is DV?
- dietary Reference Intake - -What is DRI?
- adequate Intakes - -What is AI ?
- recommended Dietary Allowances - -What is RDA?
- tolerable Upper Intake Levels - -What is UL?
- standards that define the amounts of energy, nutrients, other dietary
components, and physical activity that best support health - -What does the
term DRI represent?
- average amount of a nutrient that a group of healthy people consumes - -
What does the term AI represent?
- recommended nutrient intake for everybody - -What does the term RDA
represent?
- the point at which too much nutrient intake can become toxic - -What
does the term UL represent?
- Healthy individuals - -To whom do these DV, DRI, AI, RDA and UL
recommendation apply?
- four sections on plate representing food group-Fruits, vegetables, grains,
and protein.
The sections vary in size, indicating relative proportion each food group
contributes to a healthy diet - -Diagram and explain the "ChooseMyPlate"
food guide logo. Summarize the major recommendations for eating
- 3oz - 6oz or at least half - -How many servings of whole grains are
recommended each day?
- mouth
esophagus
stomach
small intestine
large intestine - -what is the order of the digestion route?
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