Advanced Health Nutrition

Consuming more calories than your body can burn will cause your body to...

• increase its blood pressure

• store fat

• lose weight

• decrease heart rate

Nutrients that build and repair tissues and cells e.g. meat, milk, eggs.

• Fat
• Minerals
• Vitamins
• Protein

This nutrient provides long-term and steady energy.

• complex carbohydrates
• fiber
• simple carbohydrates

Water can be found in fruits and vegetables.

• True 
• False

Water is extremely important to your health because it

• makes us sweat
• gives us energy
• is vital in all of the bodies major functions
• is helps make our blood thicker so it can carry more oxygen

Which nutrient is our body's MAIN source of energy?

• Carbohydrates
• Fats
• Water
• Minerals

What are calories?

• Something you should limit in your diet

• Energy that fuels our body

• Only found in carbohydrates

• None of the these

Which nutrient provides the most amount of energy per gram?

• Carbohydrate
• Fats
• Protein
• Vitamin

Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines how much energy we need.

• Age
• Gender
• Health status
• Level of activity

_________________ is necessary to building maintenance and repair of body tissue.

• sugar

• protein

• salt

• oil