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Nutrition/Eating Disorders
Nutrition (carbohydrates, proteins, fats), formulas for calculating calorie intake, distorted body image, anorexia & bulimia,
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Health Care
9th Grade
04/11/2011

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Why is 10% of all anorexia cases men?
Definition
They are usually wrestlers, gymnasts, or ballet dancers trying to meet weight requirements.
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What group makes up the majority of the population that has a distorted body image?
Definition
White 13 - 30 year old girls (middle-upper class) make up 75%
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Calories
Definition
How you measure energy in food
Term
Grams
Definition
How you weight energy in food
Term
Why should males eat more than girls during puberty?
Definition
They're growing faster at around the age of 14
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How many calories should a 14 year old male take in in a day?
Definition
2,800
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How many calories should a female teenage girl take in in one day?
Definition
2,200
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What purpose do carbohydrates serve and where are carbohydrates found?
Definition
They provide energy; Grains, starches, sugars
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What purpose do proteins serve and where are proteins found?
Definition
They are the building block for the body; meat, fish, beans
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What purpose do fats serve and where are fats found?
Definition
Insulation & protection; meat and dairy
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What percentage of your diet should be carbohydrates? Proteins? Fats?
Definition
60% 20% 20%
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Saturated fats
Definition
Solid at room temperature & the worst fat to eat that tastes the best but clogs the vessels
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Unsaturated fats
Definition
liquid at room temperature (a bit healthier than saturated. olive oil is good for you)
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Cholesterol
Definition
only found in animal products
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What is the good type of cholesterol?
Definition
HDL
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What is the bad type of cholesterol?
Definition
LDL (along with saturated fat clogs blood vessels)
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Triglycerides
Definition
dietary transport fat; carries other fats around the body
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