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nutrition
Question | Answer |
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1 gram of CHO yields how many calories | 4 calories |
CHO should be ____% of daily calories | 50-60% |
CHO servers as a source of____ for cells | fuel |
soluble fibers | delay gastric & intestinal emptying, dec. cholesterol concentrations |
insoluble fibers prevent what? | constipation |
insoluble fibers | speed transit through the intestine & inc. fecal weight |
CHO food sources | bread, cereal, grain, pasta, fruit, vegetables |
soluble fiber food sources | fruit, oats, barley, legumes |
insoluble fiber food sources | covering of seeds |
what medical diagnosis is ketoacidosis often seen in? | diabetes mellitus |
CHO deficiencies | starvation, ketoacidosis, dehydration |
lack of dietary fiber may play a role in... | appendicitis colon cancer, heart disease, diabetes, constipation, hemorrhoids, diarrhea |
1 gram of protein yields how many calories | 4 calories |
% of daily requirement for protein | 10% |
protein is essential for... | cell growth and repair |
important food sources for protein | Animal: milk, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cheese, yogurt Plant: dried beans, nuts, grains, dark green vegetables |
factors that inc. risk of protein deficiency | dec. intake, severe/prolonged bleeding, infections, starvation, burns, fracture, surgery |
Kwashiorkor | acute protein deficiency that occurs as result of boys inability to adapt starvation because of superimposed stress |
1 gram of fat yields how many calories | 9 calories |
fat should be <___% of total calories | <30% |
important function of lipids/fats | source of energy deposited in cells and stored in adipose tissue |