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Lesson 5: Nutrients and the body

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Video: How the Food You Eat Affects Your Brain

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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-food-you-eat-affects-your-brain-mia-nacamulli#watch

Now that you have completed the video, let's see what you have learned. Answer the following questions. If you cannot answer them, then go back and watch the video.

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Opening Questions

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Activity Time!

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Let's see what you learned:

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QUIZZIZZ TIME!!

https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/684b070dddd3df2a7c07ee59?at=684c23f7e4141b7d3987ec69&MCQ_saved=true

Question 1

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Question 2

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Question 3

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Question 4

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Question 5

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Question 6

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Question 7

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Question 8

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Why is glucose important for brain health?

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Name 2 foods that have slow glucose release?

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How do proteins and amino acids affect how we think and behave?

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Why is eating a varied diet that is well balanced important for brain health?

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What do you know about carbohydrates? Fats? Protein? How much should you have of each?

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Pick one "meal" to find the nutrition information for: (This cite does not have all foods but it has many so pick one that is close to what you ate) https://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-food-calorie-counter . This must be a meal and NOT just one item on a plate.
Another site: https://www.nutritionix.com/
Calories:
Carbohydrates:
Sugar:
Fiber:
Fats:
Protein:

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Write down as many things as you can remember that you ate yesterday. Include snacks, meals, and drinks.

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What are nutrients in?

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A proper balance of nutrients during the teen years can your health through

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There are calories per 1 gram in carbohydrates and proteins. While there are calories in each gram of fat.

If someone is trying to LOSE weight they would need to eat less calories than they burn each day.

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Based on this information, if someone is trying to lose weight which nutrient/s should they limit most? Explain your answer.

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What does the body use nutrients for?

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and are carbohydrates.

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What percentage of your daily calories should be from carbohydrates?

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Why is fiber important?

Note: People do not eat glucose and glycogen, they eat foods rich in carbohydrates. The body converts carbohydrates mostly into glucose for immediate energy and into glycogen or fat as stored energy. This is why eating excess carbohydrates can lead to the body gaining fat.

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Explain how your body uses Carbohydrates:

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How much fiber should YOU eat a day?

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Now that you have learned what carbohydrates are, look back at question 15 and what you ate yesterday. What percentage of that do you BELIEVE to be Carbohydrates?

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What are the two types of amino acids:

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Essential amino acids must be gotten from

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What is a complete protein?

Note: The three main fuel sources in humans are carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. They are used preferentially under different conditions. In general, the body burns carbohydrates, then fats, and then proteins, in that order.

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Which nutrients can your body use as sources of energy? Name them in the ORDER your body uses them.

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What are essential amino acids? From what source do you obtain essential amino acids?

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Do you think a high protein diet can help you sustain energy throughout the day? Why or why not?