NUTR 120- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 59 pages long!)
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4 food groups: vegetables and fruit (always vegies first, carbohydrates (grain products, milk and alternatives, meat and alternatives. Green and orange vegetables and fruit are most nutritious. Which of the following is an organic compound: calcium, water, vitamin c, salt. Which of the following diseases is not closely linked to dietary factors: pneumonia, stroke, heart disease, cancer. Which of the followi(cid:374)g foods is the (cid:373)ost (cid:862)(cid:374)utrie(cid:374)t de(cid:374)se(cid:863): potato, onion, corn, broccoli. Macro nutrients - provide kcal (energy: carbohydrates (cho, fats, protein. Micro nutrients: vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre + h20. Essential because the body cannot make them or cannot make enough to meet needs, must obtain through diet: cho: glucose. How do we describe our nutrient intake: absolute amounts eaten/day: grams, mg, mcg, moles, niacin: ne (niacin equivalents), rae, as a percentage of our total energy or kcal (cho, fat, protein, alcohol) * alcohol is an empty calorie, it gives you calories with no other benefit.
