Nutrition Notes Fill-In

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A. NUTRIENTS - elements in foods that are required for the G _ _ _ _ _, R _ _ _ _ _, and R _ G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the body.
1. What 3 nutrients provide our body with calories?
______, ______, ______
2. Calories - a unit of h _ _ _ energy.
a. 3500 calories = 1 pound
b. are used through energy m _ t _ b _ l _ s _.
c. stored as adi_ _ _ _ tissue.

B. CARBOHYDRATES
1. body's primary source of _ _ _ _ _ _.
2. each _ _ _ m of carbohydrates = ______ calories of energy.
3. average American ingests ______ pounds of sugar a day.
4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ makes up blood sugar for our bodies' fuel.
5. ______% of diet should be carbohydrates.

C. FATS
1. provides concentrated form of _ _ _ _ _ _.
2. each gram of fat = ______ calories.
3. adds _ _ _ _ _ _ to foods.
4. ______% of diet should be fat.
5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fats in animal products such as meat and eggs.

D. PROTEINS
1. found in every _ _ _ _ _ _ cell.
2. composed of _ _ _ _ _ acids.
3. primarily used to promote _ _ _ _ _ _ and m _ _ nt_ _ _ _ _ _ of body tissue.
4. each gram of protein = ______ calories.
5. ______% of caloric intake from protein.

E. VITAMINS
1. these do not provide _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
2. required for normal growth, reproduction, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of health.
3. acts as CO_ _Z_M_ _.
4. most excess water soluble vitamins are eliminated in _ _ _ _ _.

F. MINERALS
1. compose ______% pf the human body.
2. function primarily as s_r_c_u_a_ elements.

G. FIBER
1. not considered a N_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
2. is non-digestable _ _ _N_ material.

H. WATER
1. most E_ _ E_ _ _ _ _ nutrient.
2. totals 1/2 of body _ _ _ _ _ _.
3. average American drinks more ______ ______ than water.

Highlight for answers:
growth, repair, regulation
1. carbohydrates, fats, proteins
2. heat
a. metabolism
b. glycogen
c. adipose
1. energy
2. gram; 4
3. 1/3
4. Glucose
5. 50
1. energy
2. 9
3. flavor
4. 15
5. saturated
1. living
2. amino
3. growth / maintenance
4. 4
5. 35
1. calories
2. maintenance
3. coenzymes
4. urine
1. 5
2. structural
1. nutrient
2. plant
1. essential
2. weight
3. soft drinks