Exam 8: Nutrition Basics: Energy and Nutrients

Briefly discuss the major functions of the three macronutrients that provide us energy.

What do we call the substances we must obtain from foods-including carbohydrates,fats,protein,vitamins,minerals,and water-because our bodies cannot produce them?

According to the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges,a healthy range of daily carbohydrate intake is ________ percent of total daily calories.

Plant sources of protein contain little or no

Healthy adults need to consume protein at a rate of about 0.80 grams per pound (per day).

Which standards used on food labels help people determine the nutrient context of foods within their overall diet?

Complex carbohydrates are also called "added sugars" and provide relatively few nutrients.

Americans are both overfed and undernourished.

Explain why it would not be advisable to rely exclusively on vitamin pills instead of eating vegetables for healthy nutrition.

Overeating carbohydrates cannot make you fat.

Omega-3 fatty acids are especially high in fish sources such as salmon,tuna,and trout.

Generally speaking,the daily recommended intake of vitamins and minerals is higher for females than for males.

Which standards include recommended intakes of essential nutrients,recommendations for balancing intake of macronutrients,and upper safe limits for selected nutrients?

Some of the top sources of saturated fat in the U.S.include cheese,pizza,sausage,and whole milk.