Nutrition Test 1 Chapters 1-4
Added sugar reduction: -ans sugar
high fructose corn syrup
AI -ans Adequate Intake: set if there is not sufficient info on human needs to set an RDA (Derived from dietary intakes of those who appear to be maintaining nutritional health.)
AMDR -ans Acceptable M...
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Nutrition Test 1 Chapters 1-4
Added sugar reduction: -ans sugar
high fructose corn syrup
AI -ans Adequate Intake: set if there is not sufficient info on human needs to set an RDA (Derived from
dietary intakes of those who appear to be maintaining nutritional health.)
AMDR -ans Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges: recommended balance of protein, CHO and lipids
to provide essential nutrients & prevent chronic disease.
Calories per gram that each macronutrient contains: -ans Protein: 4 kcal/g
Carbs: 4 kcal/g
Lipids: 9 kcal/g
Can excess glucose by converted to fat? -ans Glucose can be converted to fat ONLY when calorie needs are
exceeded.
Claims on food labels -ans Reglated by FDA--MUST have sign. scientific agreement there is relationship b/w a
nutrient, food or part of food & disease. MAY or MIGHT is a qualifier.
Daily values: what are they? -ans amount of nutrients in a food as a percentage of the daily value
recommended for a 2000 kcal diet. --simple standard for all consumers --may be an over/under est.
(pregnancy, children)
Define enriched: -ans replacing nutrients lost in processing
Define enzymes: -ans proteins that speed up the rate of chemical reactions but are not altered in the
process.
, Define fortified: -ans adding nutrients not normally present
Define HORMONES: -ans produced in one location and act in another location (travel through the blood). --
control muscle contractions and secretions.
Define Hydrolysis: -ans the breaking apart by water. (chemical reaction of digestions occurs through).
Define metabolism: -ans sum of all chemical processes necessary to sustain life.
EAR -ans Estimated Average Requirement: Am't of a nutrient that meets the needs of 50% of a part.
population (used to set RDA)
Estimated Energy Requirement: -ans energy intake estimated to maintain energy balance in healthy, normal-
weight people.
Exceptions to food labeling: -ans *fresh fruits & veggies
*fresh meats, fish & poultry
FOUR TYPES OF HORMONES: -ans Insulin--produced by pancreas & allows glucose to enter cells.
Glucagon--secreted by pancreas
Epinephrine--secreted by adrenal glands.
Cortisol--secreted by adrenal glands
Function and secretions of assisting organ, gallbladder, for GI tract: -ans stores bile produced in the liver.
Function and secretions of assisting organ, liver, for GI tract: -ans produces bile (emulsifies fat in the GI
tract).
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