Question

part a: fill in the blank

1. a calorie is a unit of ___ that measures how much ___ food provides to the body.
2. the body needs calories to keep the ___ beating, ___breathing, and

_____active.

1. dietary fats are nutrients that help build ___, protect ___, and make important

_____.

1. when you eat more calories than your body uses, the extra energy is stored as _____.
2. a gram of carbohydrate = ___ calories, a gram of protein = ___ calories, and a

gram of fat = _____calories.

1. fat - free foods can contain no more than _____ grams of fat per serving.
2. saturated fats are usually _____at room temperature, while unsaturated fats are

usually _____.

1. healthy unsaturated fats can help lower ___ and support ___ health.
2. your body needs fat to absorb vitamins ___, _, _, and ___.
3. the american heart association recommends choosing _____ fats and avoiding

_____ fats.

Explanation:

1. A calorie measures energy in food.
2. Calories are needed for basic body - functions like heart - beating, breathing and organ activity.
3. Dietary fats help build cells, protect organs and make hormones.
4. Excess calories are stored as fat.
5. Carbohydrates and proteins have 4 calories per gram, fats have 9 calories per gram.
6. Fat - free foods have 0.5 grams or less of fat per serving.
7. Saturated fats are solid, unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature.
8. Unsaturated fats lower cholesterol and support heart health.
9. Body needs fat to absorb fat - soluble vitamins A, D, E, K.
10. American Heart Association recommends unsaturated fats and avoiding saturated fats.

Answer:

1. energy; energy
2. heart; lungs; organs
3. cells; organs; hormones
4. fat
5. 4; 4; 9
6. 0.5
7. solid; liquid
8. cholesterol; heart
9. A; D; E; K
10. unsaturated; saturated