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Topic #3: Fueling for Health & Performance

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Macronutrients

Back (Answer)

The nutrients we need in large quantities to provide our body with energy

#2
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Examples of macronutrients

Back (Answer)

Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, water

#3
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Micronutrients

Back (Answer)

the vitamins and minerals we need in smaller quantities

#4
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Examples of Micronutrients

Back (Answer)

Iron, Vitamin A, Salt, Vitamin D, Iodine, Folate, Zinc

#5
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what do Organic Compounds contain?

Back (Answer)

Carbon, Hydrogen, and usually oxygen

#6
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What are the important classes of organic compounds?

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids.

#7
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What do carbohydrates do?

Back (Answer)

Provides cells with quick and short-term energy, and is also the source of dietary fiber

#8
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What do lipids do?

Back (Answer)

Provides cells with long-term energy, and make up biological membranes

#9
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What do proteins do?

Back (Answer)

Provides cell structure, sends chemical signal, and speeds up chemical reactions

#10
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What does water do?

Back (Answer)

A medium for biochemical reactions, transport, and thermoregulation

#11
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What do vitamins do?

Back (Answer)

Helps energy release from macronutrient metabolism, bone health, and immune function

#12
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What do minerals do?

Back (Answer)

Contributes to mineralization, blood oxygen, transport, muscle function, and balance cellular fluids.

#13
Front (Question)

What is the MOST important energy source for metabolism?

Back (Answer)

Carbohydrates :D

#14
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What are the 4 major types of carbohydrates?

Back (Answer)

Monosaccharides (1) Disaccharides (2) Oligosaccharides (8-9) Polysaccharides (10+)

#15
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Example of a monosaccharide

Back (Answer)

Glucose

#16
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Example of a disaccharide

Back (Answer)

Sucrose

#17
Front (Question)

Example of a oligosaccharide

Back (Answer)

Maltodextrin

#18
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Example of a polysaccharide

Back (Answer)

Glycogen

#19
Front (Question)

What is glucose?

Back (Answer)

a molecular sugar that is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

#20
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What is the ratio for Glucose?

Back (Answer)

1:2:1

#21
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What is the formula for glucose?

Back (Answer)

C6H12O6

#22
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What is the product of glucose molecules combining?

Back (Answer)

Disaccharides and polysaccharides (through a form of synthesis)

#23
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What is Dehydration Synthesis?

Back (Answer)

Linkage of a monosaccharide to another monosaccharide, disaccharide, or polysaccharide by the removal of a water molecule.

#24
Front (Question)

What are lipids?

Back (Answer)

Water-insoluble macromolecules