HUEC 1000 : Study Guide For 1000
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Define calorie, nutrient, carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamin, and mineral as related to nutrition. Calorie= unit of energy that measures food, calories are not substance in food, calories are not a nutrient, monitor calories to maintain/lose or gain weight. Nutrient= chemical substance in food used by body for growth and health, some provide calories, all foods contain nutrients, no one food contains all needed nutrients. [[macronutrient= contribute energy calories, measured in grams, bulk of diet]] [[micronutrient= don"t provide energy, small and consumed in small quantities, used in metabolic reactions]] 4kcal per gram, simple sugars (most basic cho, require little or no digestion before use by body), complex cho (starches-long interlocking chains of glucose), dietary. Fiber (complex cho found in plant cell walls, does not provide energy) Fat=macronutrient, carbon, hydrogen, and a little oxygen, provides a concentrated source of energy, 9kcal per gram, [[saturated fat- full of hydrogen, solid at room temperature, animal fat}}
