NR228/ NR 228 Nutrition, Health & Wellness | Practice Questions and Verified ANSWER| Latest 2023/2024|100% Correct - Chamberlain Substances that we must have in your diet in order for your cells functions properly - ~ANSWER nutrients Main function is to allow chemical reactions to occur int he body, does not provide usalbel energy - ~ANSWER vitamins Critical for nervous system to function, maintaing electrolyte levels, water balance and skeletal ssystem - ~ANSWER minerals Used for building structures in the body and is formed by linking amino acids - ~ANSWER protein 1 / 3
Major source of fuel for the body-4kcal/g and can be in forms of simple sugars or complex - ~ANSWER carbohydrates insoluble in water, but solualbe in organic solvents yield energy in the body - ~ANSWER lipids Major energy component the body uses - ~ANSWER sugar usually from animals and is solid at room temperature - ~ANSWER saturated fats usually come from plants and is a liquid at room temperature - ~ANSWER unsaturated fats acts as a solvent and lubricant in the body - ~ANSWER water 2 / 3
- components of total wellness - ~ANSWER Physical,
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environmental, occupational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual Main source of energy for the body - ~ANSWER carbohydrates the most concentrated form of energy that is insoluble in water is - ~ANSWER fats lack of - found in lemons and limes caused scurvy in sailors - ~ANSWER vitamin C "Health is a state of complete - , - , and - well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity" - ~ANSWER mental, physical, and social