Health 10: Nutrition

These are substances that the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair tissues and obtain energy.

• Calories

• Nutrients

• Vitamins

• Minerals

This refers to the chemical processes or “rate” at which your body breaks down food to release energy.

• Metabolism

• Nutrition

• Calories

• Carbohydrate Loading

_____ = The unit or amount of energy that is released when nutrients are burned.

• Starch

• Metabolism

• Calories

• Nutrients

Which is not an Essential Nutrient?

• Carbohydrates

• Protein

• Sugar

• Water

Which Essential Nutrient is considered a "macronutrient"?

• Vitamins

• Minerals

• Water

• Fats

Which Essential Nutrient is considered to be a "micronutrient"?

• Water

• Minerals

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

Carbohydrates are made of all except _____.

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Calcium

Which Essential Nutrient does not contain any nutritional value?

• Water

• Protein

• Fats

• Vitamins

Which is the most important sugar found in Simple Carbohydrates?

• Fiber

• Starch

• Glucagon

• Glucose

Which is one of the main types of Complex Carbohydrates?

• Sugar

• Pasta

• Starch

• Cholesterol