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A chemical substance that provides nourishment & affects the metabolic nutritive process (carbs, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and water)
NUTRIENT
Composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; starches and sugars obtained mainly from plant foods, except lactose (milk); source of energy (4 kcal/g)
CARBOHYDRATES
becomes a gel in water & delays GI transit time--helps prevent diarrhea in tube-fed patients
SOLUBLE FIBER
does not change in water & accelerates intestinal transit--helps with constipation in patients taking pain medications
INSOLUBLE FIBER
insoluble in water, but soluble in organic solvents; at room temperature solid fats & liquid oils; composed of carbon, hydrogen, & oxygen; source of energy (9 kcal/g) TRIGLYCERIDES
LIPIDS
made of amino acids, contain oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, & nitrogen; source of energy (4 kcal/g)
PROTEIN
7 Major Minerals:
calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium, chloride, & sulfer
stored in limited amounts for short periods (C & B complex)
WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINS
able to be stored in the body for longer periods (A, D, E, K)
FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS
most important components of proteins in the human body, essential for synthesis of body tissue in growth, maintenance & repair
AMINO ACIDS