Nutrition

Popular fad diets include

keto fasting, and other diets

Compounds in foods that take care of your body

nutrients

Three Nutrients

Carbs, fats, minerals,  or proteins

Calorie

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram (g) of water by 1º Celsius (º C)

Average american male thats active

2400 to 2800 calories

Average women thats active

2000 calories

Empty Calories

Foods high in energy but low in nutritional value

Sugars in fruits and berry are known as

Fructose

Benefits of consuming fiber include

lowered risk of heart disease, rectal cancer, constipation

Fats are also called

Lipids

there are __ types of fats

4

Trans fat

Created by process of making liquid oil into a solid

Proteins

Is a macronutrient that is essential to building muscle mass

Cheese

serving size of four dice 

Serving size should be the size of a deck of playing cards

Protein

Carbohydrates have how many calories per gram

4

Protein have how many calories per gram

4

Fat have how many calories per gram

9

Serving size for pasta and rice

size of  a yo yo 

Nutrition label

Area on the food package where you can find the calories, nutrients and serving sizes

Fad diets are NOT a great way to lose weight

long term

The brain and heart have __% of water; lungs are __% of water

73 ,83

Fats are a __ form of energy

concentrated

Both _____ and ___ influences can affect our food habits

cultural and social

Everyone requires different amounts of energy each day, depending on age, sex, size, and activity level.

Everyone requires different amounts of energy each day, depending on age, sex, size, and activity level.

1 pound of fat =

3,500  calories

___carries nutrients to all cells in our body and oxygen to our brain.

water

____play a major role in hunger

emotions

Macros

• carbs, Fats, Proteins (all food falls into these categories)

Micros

• water, vitamins, minerals  (within all macros, Contain no/insignificant calories)

Carbs and Proteins -

(4) Calories per gram

Fats  (9) - Calories per gram

Building blocks of tissue like muscles, tendons

protien