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- What percentage of daily intake should be carbohydrates?
- 50-60%
- What percentage of daily intake should be protein?
- 10-15%
- What percentage of daily intake should be fats?
- 20-30%
- How many calories are in one gram of fat?
- 9
- How many calories are in one gram of carbohydrate?
- 4
- How many calories are in one gram of protein?
- 4
- For a person with a 2000 calorie diet, if they eat 350 grams of carbs, what percentage of their calories come from carbs?
- 70%
- what is an example of an essential lipid?
- Omega 3 fatty acids
- What is a food that provides an essential lipid?
- salmon or fish
- What is needed for proteins to be synthesized?
- essential amino acids
- What provides all the essential amino acids?
- milk
- What makes Vitamin D unique from other vitamins?
- it can be synthesized from sun exposure
- Ricketts is caused by a deficiency in what?
- vitamin D
- Nyacin prevents what?
- Burberi
- A vitamin C deficiency causes what?
- Scurvy
- How many mg sodium does the typical American consume daily?
- 4000-7000
- A 75 yr old woman with loss of appetite and who doesn't take in enough vitamins and minerals would likely have increased chances for what?
- bone fractures, low HgB levels, night blindness, and fluid imbalances
- A woman of Northern European descent would need to do what with her diet?
- prevent osteoporosis with dairy products, low-fat milk
- What should elderly people be sure to eat?
- nutrient rich foods
- What is carb-loading?
- Athlete increases exercise and decreases carbs for first 3 days, then increases carbs and decreases exercise for next 3 days, then increases carbs and has no exercise for day before
- What characteristics describe a Type A personality?
- ambitious, driven, impatient
- What is stress?
- a non-specific response of a human to any demand made of them
- What are the 3 stages of stress response?
- alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion
- What occurs during the fight or flight response?
- increased bp, pupils dilate, heart rate increase, elimination increase
- What do Life Changing Units, used for the Life Event Stress Test, measure?
- significant life changes
- A type of vegetarian who only eats plants and plant products is called what?
- a vegan