Ntr 306 certification Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Energy From Food - 4 kcal/g - Carbs 4 kcal/g - Protein 9 kcal/g - Fat 7 kcal/g - Alcohol 2 kcal/g - Sugar Alternatives Vitamins, Minerals, and Water are not 'energy-yielding.' How nutrients become energy? - bonds between nutrients are broken, so energy is released. What happens to Excess energy? - it is stored as fat, acutely and long-term Bomb Calorimeter - Direct measurement: food burns, then releases heat energy. It's not exact because everyone has a different metabolism (effici...