What does it mean to be a macronutrient

Reference no: EM13799827

1. Out of the leading causes of death in the United States, which 4 are diet related?

2. List the different classes of Nutrients.

3. What does it mean to be a macronutrient?

4. Explain the concept of an essential nutrient? Which nutrient is the most essential? What are the 3 key factors that determine a substance as essential?

5. A 6 foot tall man is approximately how many centimeters? (round to the nearest hundredth)

6. A 6 foot tall man weighing 250 pounds is approximately how many kilograms? (round to the nearest tenth)

a. For those of you advancing in the health industry, it is important to begin practicing the metric system. The medical/pharmaceutical industry uses length in meters, weight in grams and volume in liters, etc.

7. Kilocalorie (kcal) is the energy content of food. In order to calculate the energy content (kcal) of food we need to distinguish the energy differences between the nutrients. Fill in the blanks

a. There are _____ kcal per 1 gram protein

b. There are _____ kcal per 1 gram carbohydrate

c. There are _____ kcal per 1 gram fat

d. There are _____ kcal per 1 gram water

e. There are _____ kcal per 1 gram vitamin

f. There are _____ kcal per 1 gram mineral

g. There are _____ kcal per 1 gram alcohol

- If properly filled out, observe that the kcal content of alcohol is closer to fat than any other nutrient. Therefore, alcohol is highly caloric and can pack on the weight! Note: alcohol is not a nutrient.

From the information calculate the following:

1. 40 grams of carbohydrate = __________ kcal

2. 40 grams of protein = _______________ kcal

3. 40 grams of fat = ___________________ kcal

4. 40 grams of alcohol = _______________ kcal.

Reference no: EM13799827

Questions Cloud

Issues that affect the overall quality : The U.S. health care system has numerous known issues that affect the overall quality, access, and cost of services available.

Write a paper about ecvt for aerospace applications : Write a paper about ECVT for Aerospace Applications.

How historical trends and conditions have affected social : Analyze how historical trends and conditions have affected social, political, and management theories, and how they have influenced the evolution of public administration in theory and practice.

The homeland security and emergency response discipline : Identify two or three changes or trends you believe will occur in the Homeland Security and Emergency Response discipline in the next ten years.

What does it mean to be a macronutrient : What does it mean to be a macronutrient? Explain the concept of an essential nutrient? Which nutrient is the most essential? What are the 3 key factors that determine a substance as essential?

Solution and normality of excess of reactant left isum : When 100ml of M/10 H2S04 is mixed with 500ml of M/10 NaOH then nature of resulting solution and normality of excess of reactant left isum

Explain what constitutes groups involved in iron triangle : Explain what constitutes the three groups involved in the iron triangle, and describe the role of each group. Identify a policy issue, other than one explained in the chapter, and list the groups that would fall within the iron triangle for that po..

What is theology and why is theology important : Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 W..

User Account

All Pages