Nutrition Study Guide., Exams of Nursing

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HDL - ✔ The Good Cholesterol LDL - ✔ The Bad Cholesterol How Many Calories Per Gam do Carbohydrates Have - ✔ 4 What are the functions of Carbohydrates - ✔ Energy, Digestion, Fiber Examples of Simple Carbs - ✔ Candy, Fruit, Soda, Honey, White Flour Examples of Complex Carbs - ✔ Whole Wheat Flour, Beans, Sweet Potatoes How Many Calories Per Gram do Fats have - ✔ 9 What are the function of Fats in the body - ✔ cushion body, insulation, store energy, gives body shape Unsaturated fat is a ____ at Room Temp - ✔ liquid Unsaturated fat comes from ____ sources - ✔ vegetable Unsaturated fat converts to ___ in the body - ✔ HDL Sources of unsaturated Fats are - ✔ cooking oils, salmon, sunflower seeds Saturated Fats is a ____ at Room Temp - ✔ Solid Saturated fat comes form ____ sources - ✔ Animal Saturated fat converts to ___ in the body - ✔ LDL Sources of saturated fats are - ✔ Milk, Cheese, Palm Oil Trans Fats are also called - ✔ Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Trans Fat is ____ at room temperature and ____ to the arteries - ✔ Liquid, Clings Trans Fat get rid of good fats so it is ____ - ✔ Bad Trans Fat is created when an unsaturated fat is ____ and _____ is added to make the bonds more stable - ✔ Heated, Hydrogen Palm Oil is considered ____ fat - ✔ saturated

How many Calories per gram do Protein have - ✔ 4 Functions in the body are - ✔ builds & repairs tissues, creates enzymes Amino acids ____ be made and have to be ____ - ✔ Can't, Eaten There are ___ essential amino acids - ✔ 11 There are___ non essential amino acids - ✔ 11 Proteins from animal sources are ___ because they provide essential amino acids - ✔ complete Proteins from vegetables are ___ because you have to eat foods together to get all the needed amino acids - ✔ Incomplete Incomplete proteins are called ____ - ✔ complementary Vitamin A's functions are & its sources are - ✔ smooth skin, good vision; carrots, tomatoes Calcium functions are & its sources are - ✔ strong teeth & bones; milk Free Radicals are caused by ____ - ✔ stress, air pollutants, smoking, junk food Antioxidants are found in - ✔ apples, oranges, blueberries, almonds, pomegranates, kale Why is cattle farming bad for the environment - ✔ 1- cows produce too much methane gas 2- takes too much water and gas to feed the cows corn What does water do? - ✔ digests food, maintains metabolism, regulates body temp & carries waste out of body Why can too much water be bad for you - ✔ can put electrolytes out of whack What are the differences between the Harvard Food Pyramids and the USDA one? - ✔ there is seldom to no red meat, there is little to no dairy, vegetables are in abundance What is an omnivore - ✔ a plant or animal that can eat everything ( animal, plants and man-made food) What is the omnivore's dilemma - ✔ WE can eat everything therefore, we loose decisions of what is good for us and what's not

What part of the grocery store has the fruit, meats & vegetables - ✔ the sides and the back Is it better to feed cows corn or grass - ✔ Cows cant digest corn & it makes them sick makes them have ecoli... eating grass it's better for cows and make the environment better