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Kilocalorie values of types of food

Carbohydrates, Protein

KCal Value Per Gram

4

Kilocalorie values of types of food

Lipids(fats)

KCal value per gram

9

Kilocalorie values of types of food

Alcohol

KCal value per gram

7

Dietary Standard

Recommended daily allowance (RDA)

Level of nutrients intake sufficient to meet the needs of almost all health individuals in a specific group that represents the needs of a population

Dietary Standard

Adequate Intake (AI)

The approximate level of an average nutrient intake determined by observation or experimentation with a particular group or population that appears to maintain good health

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR)

45-65 % Kcal intake from Carbohydrates

20-35% Kcal intake from fat

10-35% Kcal intake from protein

Undernutrition

Consumption of not enough when compared with DRI values

-North Americans generally overconsume saturated fats, which is a risk factor for heart disease

Malnutrition

Condition resulting from imbalanced nutrition and or energy intake

Both undernutrion and overnutrition

Four of the ten leading causes of death in the U.S. are diet related disorders

Heart disease

Cancers

Stroke

Diabetes millitus

1st step to digestion

Ingestion

Process of taking food into the mouth, starting on its journey through the digestive tract.

2nd step to digestion

Digestion

A group of processes that break complex nutrients into simpler ones, thus facilitating their absorption; mechanical digestion physically breaks large chunks into small bits; chemical digestion breaks molecules apart.

3rd step to digestion

Motility

Movement by the muscular components of the digestive tube, including processes of mechanical digestion; examples are peristalsis and segmentation

4th step to digestion

Secretion

Release of digestive juices, some digestive organs secrete endocrine hormones that regulate digestion or metabolism of nutrients

5th step in digestion

Absorption

Movement of digested nutrients through the gastrointestinal mucosa and into the internal environment

5 step in digestion

Elimination

Excretion of the residues of the digestive process (feces)from the rectum, through the anus' deification