Nutrition Health Test
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- nutrition
- the relationship of the food you eat to your health and well-being
- nutrients
- chemical substances in foods digestion
- proteins
- growth and repair of tisssue(nutrient)
- complete proteins
- animals, poultry, dairy, fish(all amino acids)
- incomplete proteins
- grains, leafy veggies, seeds and nuts (some amino acids)
- carbohydrates
- supply energy/energy value (nutrient)
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complex-starches-harder to break down
simple-sugars-easily stored in fat - the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates
- fat
- obligingly plastic; easily stored-molds to our body and protects our internal organs
- saturated fat
- doesn't melt at room temp.; sources are animal and dairy products, coconut and palm oil
- cholesterol
- complex, waxlike substance the body needs-the brain and vervous system need it
- HDL
- the "good" lipoprotein- transports cholesterol out of the bloodstream and to the liver
- LDL
- the "bad" lipoprotein-helps fatty deposits-keeps fats circulating in the bloodstream
- body's use of energy at rest
- metabolism
- unsaturated fat
- lowers LDL-maintains HDL-contians omega 3 and 6
- vitamins
- helps chemical reactions take place
- water soluble vitamins
- type of vitamin-(B complex, C)
- fat soluble vitamin
- type of vitamin-(A, D, E, K)
- minerals
- regulates body processes
- water
- 60% of our body
- calories
- a measure of the enregy value of food
- how many calories = one pound
- 3500 calories
- appetite
- desire to eat
- fructose
- fruit sugar; a refined sugar
- body composition
- percentage of fat tissue to lean tissue
- fiber
- nondigestable part of wheat and is important in providing bulk to move food through digestive tract
- weight control
- attaining as close to your ideal weight and maintaining it
- ideal weight
- weight best for your height and weight
- obese
- having a high percent of body fat (20% or higher)
- bulimia
- eating disorder in which a person binges and purges
- anorexia
- an eating disorder in which the person starves themselves
- BMI
- a way to determine if a person is obese using their hieght and weight
- mesomorph
- body type that is low fat and highly muscular
- ectomorph
- a body type that is thin and small skeleton
- endomorph
- a body type that has round, soft muscles
- essential nutrients
- nutrients your body needs but can't make; must get from food
- skin fold, hydrostatic weighing, electronic analysis
- ways to determine body fat percentage
- to replace glucose burned by the brain and body during sleep
- why is it important to eat breakfast
- muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance
- what are 3 of 5 components of fitness we talked about
- BMI and weight charts
- how do you find your ideal weight
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overweight-10-15% over ideal weight
obese-20% or higher over ideal weight - what is the difference between being obese and being overweight
- 60-65%
- what % of your calories should come from carbohydrates
- less than 30%
- what % of your calories should be fats
- 10-15%
- what % of your calories should come from proteins
- 1-2 g
- how much sodium is recommended per day
- isometric
- contraction, no movement
- isotonic
- contraction causing movement
- isokinetic
- exercise in which weight or resistance is moved through an entire range of motion
- aerobic exercise
- a form of exercise that requires a continuous intake of oxygen over a continuous period of time
- anaerobic exercise
- short bursts of exercise that don't require a continuous use of oxygen