characteristics of a sound diet
calorie control, adequacy, balance, moderation, and variety
food choices
personal preference, availability, economics, social factors, cultural, and advertising
carbohydrate composition
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
organic compounds
molecules of more than 1 atom that contain carbon
do i like nutrition?
no its my least favorite class kill me please
carbohydrate energy yield
4 calories per gram
glucose
blood sugar
fructose
fruit sugar
sucrose
table sugar
lactose
milk sugar
maltose
malt sugar (what the hell is that)
animal sources of sugar
dairy (lactose) or honey (glucose and fructose)
polysaccharides
starch and fiber
what does amdr stand for
acceptable macronutrient distribution range
carb amdr
45-65 percent (less than 25 percent from sugars, less than 10 percent from added sugars)
fiber dri
25 grams per day (women) or 38 grams per day (men)
personalized dietary recommendation for fiber
1.4 grams per 100 calories consumed
alcohol energy yield
7 calories per gram
how many essential amino acids are there?
nine
protein amdr
10-35 percent of calories
protein dri
0.8 grams per kilo of body weight
three categories of lipids
triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols (tag urself i’m a phospholipid)
three categories of triglycerides
saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated
two essential fatty acids
linoleic acid and alpha linoleic acid
fat amdr
20-35 percent
dietary phospholipid
lecithin from egg yolks
cholesterol function
cell membranes and myelin sheathes
bonds in mufas
one double bond
bonds in pufas
more than one double bond
fat soluble vitamins
k, a, d, e
major minerals
calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, sodium, chloride, potassium, sulfur
trace minerals
iron, zinc, iodine, selenium, chromium, molybdenum (wtf), copper, manganese, fluoride, and cobalt