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| Name 3 sensory aspects of food that influence our food choice. |
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| How do our health beliefs affect our food choices? |
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| Our perception that a specific food can prevent or delay an onset of disease can have a powerful influence on our diet and food choices. |
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| List the six classes of nutrients. |
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| Carbs, Proteins, Lipids, Vitamin, Minerals and Water |
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| What determines whether a mineral is a macro mineral or a micro-(trace) mineral? |
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| Macro because the body needs large quantities of and Micro- because our body needs small amounts of. |
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| How many kCals are in 1 gram of carbohydrates, protein and of fat? |
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Carb- 4kcal/g
Protein-4kcal/g
Fats-9kcal/g |
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| What is an epidemiological study? |
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| study of patterns, causes and effects of health and disease in populations. |
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| What is the difference between an experimental and control group? |
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| Experimental group are the people who experience the intervention and the control group are similar who are not treated and compared to experimental. |
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| Placebo is the inactive substance that is compared to the active substance in a study/experiment. |
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| What does it mean to be organic? |
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| any compound that contains carbon. (crops grown without synthetic fertilizers or chemicals.) |
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| What are Phytochemicals? Example? |
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Substances in plants that may possess health protective effects, even if they are not essential for life. Example: Antioxidant: reduce the risk for heart disease and cancer.
Example: Fiber: |
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| a specific measurement of energy. |
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| 39g of carbohydrates produces how many kCals? |
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| 39 x 4 kcal/g = 156 kCals |
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| 10g protein produces how many kcals? |
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| 16g fat produces how many kcals? |
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| 16 x 9 kcal/g = 144 kcals |
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| Whats the percentage of fat is 144 kcals of fat out of 340 total kcals of a meal? |
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| How many kcals per gram of alcohol? |
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| Define Undernutrition and overnutrition. |
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| Undernutrition is when one doesn't eat enough nutrient/food and overnutrition is when one eats too much nutrients/food to where its dangerous for ones health. |
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| What is the purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? List the 2 overarching concepts from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. |
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| What are the recommended MyPlate amounts for each food group for a 2,000 calorie diet? |
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| Describe how the Exchange List system works and why people with diabetes might use it. |
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| List and define the four main Dietary Reference Intake categories |
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| List the 5 mandatory components found on all food labels? |
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| The standard Nutrition Facts panel shows information on which nutrients? |
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| What is the purpose of the Percent Daily Value (%DV) listed next to most nutrients on the label? |
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| Define the 3 types of claims that may be found on food labels. |
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