# of pounds to lose per week for safe weight loss -ans 1-2 per week
1 kilocalorie =_____ calories -ans 1,000 calories
1g of carbs -ans 4kcal
1g of lipids -ans 9kcal
1g of protein -ans 4kcal
3 classes of Lipids -ans Triglycerides, phospholipids, sterols, fatty acids
5 factors of the dietary guidelines -ans Follow a healthy eating pattern, focus on nutrient density variety, limit
calories from added sugars/reduce sodium, shift to healthier food/beverage choices, support healthy eating
patterns for all
6 classes of nutrients -ans Carbs, Lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water
A Vitamin D deficiency in children characterized by bone deformities is called -ans Rickets
A____ bond links one amino acid to the next -ans Peptide
Absorption occurs primarily in the___ -ans Small intestine
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges(AMDR)s -ans Intakes of carbs, protein, fat. Provide a range of
intake as a percent of energy
, Adequate Intakes (AI) -ans Daily nutritional intakes used for when the EAR is not available
Amino acids that can't be made by the body are termed -ans Essential
Anorexia Nervosa -ans Eating disorder in which people obsess about weight and what they eat. Typical
behaviors are excessive exercise and abnormally low body weight
Benefits of unsaturated fats -ans Associated with a lower risk of heart disease
Bile -ans A digestive fluid made in the liver, stored in the gallbladder that is released into the small intestine
where it aids in fat digestion and absorption
Bile is produced in the____and stored in the____ -ans Liver, Gallbladder
Bulimia nervosa -ans Eating disorder where they tend to binge eat and then purge
Calories in A POUND of fat -ans 3,500
Calories needed for lactation -ans 500 extra calories
Calories needed for pregnancy -ans 300 extra calories
Carbs can be converted into glycogen for short-term energy storage in the liver & muscle cells. When the
capacity for glycogen storage is reached, excess glucose is converted to____ in the process of lipogenesis. -ans
Fatty acids
Complex carbs -ans Carbs composed of sugar molecules linked together in straight or branching chains.
(Starches, fiber, oligosaccharides)