Phytonutrients Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Why food is better than supplements correct answers Phytochemicals/phytonutrients Other bioactive food compounds that may aid in nutrient absorption Fiber Variety of nutrients Calories/ gram of carbs correct answers 4 calories/gram Cal/gram of protein correct answers 4 calories/gram cal/gram of fat correct answers 9 calories/gram What does AMDR stand for correct answers Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges how many carbs should you eat per day correct answers 45-6...

6100 Introduction to Functional Medicine - Quizzes (no course final) Exam Questions And Answers One of the most important goals of Functional Medicine is to - ANS Restore balance in the patient's environment, lifestyle, and physiological processes Please refer to Chapter 2 of the Textbook of Functional Medicine. FM aims to restore balance. The main goal of FM is not to diagnose the condition/disease or to assess the correct pharmaceutical intervention. In fact, FM focuses on correc...

What is a nutrient? A chemical substance essential for growth ant to maintain proper body functioning What nutrients can the body not produce? Essential Nutrients What are the two leading causes of death in the US? Heart Disease Cancer Macronutrients include: Carbs (CHO) Protein Lipids Water Micronutrients Vitamins Minerals Phytochemical/Phytonutrients there are thousands fruits, veggies and whole grains What gives: plants their color, aroma, and flavor. red color to watermelon and tomatoe...

What is nutrition? correct answer: The science that links foods to health and disease. It includes digestion, absorption, transportation, and excretion of food substances and waste products What are the macronutrients? correct answer: carbohydrates, fats, proteins What are the micronutrients? correct answer: do not provide calories but health suffers in some way without them vitamins and minerals What are phytonutrients? correct answer: Broad name for a wide variety of compounds p...

The University Of New Hampshire Discovery Program is the core curriculum that provides students a solid foundation for inquisitive problem solving scientific reasoning, an appreciation of the arts and humanities, research skills, and communication. Each student selects courses within the eight disciplinary categories. What Discover Program category does NUTR 400 fulfill correct answer: Biological Science One of the best an most bioavailable sources of the phytochemical lycopene is: correct a...

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE REVISED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Based on the new (not old) functional medicine tree, the core clinical imbalances that must be restored are (please choose ALL that apply)* a. Assimilation (Digestive, absorptive, and microbiological imbalances) b. Defense and Repair (Immune and inflammatory imbalances) c. Energy (Oxidation-reduction imbalances and mitochondropathy) d. Biotransformation and Elimination (Detoxification) e. Communication (Hormonal and neurotransmi...

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE REVISED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Based on the new (not old) functional medicine tree, the core clinical imbalances that must be restored are (please choose ALL that apply)* a. Assimilation (Digestive, absorptive, and microbiological imbalances) b. Defense and Repair (Immune and inflammatory imbalances) c. Energy (Oxidation-reduction imbalances and mitochondropathy) d. Biotransformation and Elimination (Detoxification) e. Communication (Hormonal and neurotransmi...

1. What is herbal medicine? correct answers Plants or plant parts (leaves, flowers, seeds, roots, bark) used for medicinal purposes: • Over the millennia humans have learnt which plants have beneficial therapeutic effects in the body versus those with no effect or toxic effects. • This is most likely by observing animals using plants and by a process of 'trial and error'. • There are estimated to be up to 30,000 different medicinal herbs in use globally. • Every ecosystem contains ...

Phytonutrients correct answers Nutrients in plants Myconutrients correct answers Nutrients in fungi Zoonutrients correct answers Nutrients in animal foods gut microbiome correct answers A complex ecosystem of friendly micro-organisms that live in the GI tract Autonomic nervous correct answers A branch of the nervous system that regulates digestion and internal organs outside of our conscious control Sympathetic Nervous System correct answers A branch of the autonomic nervous syste...

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE REVISED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Based on the new (not old) functional medicine tree, the core clinical imbalances that must be restored are (please choose ALL that apply)* a. Assimilation (Digestive, absorptive, and microbiological imbalances) b. Defense and Repair (Immune and inflammatory imbalances) c. Energy (Oxidation-reduction imbalances and mitochondropathy) d. Biotransformation and Elimination (Detoxification) e. Communication (Hormonal and neurotransmi...