[NUTR 1010] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (45 pages long)
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Food provides us with nutrients: some nutrients are essential. We get our essential nutrients from our food choices: fortified foods. When you add nutrients to food items: natural health, phytochemicals. There are 6 classes of nutrients including: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, water, vitamins, minerals. Nutrients that are needed by the body in large amounts. The amount of energy they provide is measured in kilo-calories (kcal) 1 calorie is the amount of energy it takes to warm 1 kg of water up by 1oc. Food energy is measured in kilo-calories (kcal) but it"s often just called calories. Think of kcals like fuel for a car: for your car , for you . You might put 60 liters of gas in your car. The car burns the gas so it can move. You might put 60 kcals of food fuel in your body. You burn the calories so you can live & move. Burning calories occurs while doing day-to-day tasks (breathing)
