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FON 241 Final Exam Study Guide – Fall 2015
Metabolism
Define anabolic and catabolic reactions. Know examples?
Able to define: Coenzyme, Glycolysis
What can be converted to Glucose and what cannot?
What happens to Amino Acids used for energy? Where does Amine group go?
What are basic steps involved in complete oxidation of glucose?
If someone is exercising and they deplete glycogen stores in their muscles, what builds
up?
What important compound is produced in Energy Metabolism?
Energy Balance
What increases or decreases someone’s BMR?
Components of our Energy Expenditure
Weight Management
Define Gherlin? Neuropeptide Y? Lipoprotein Lipase? Leptin?
Difference between Appetite and Hunger?
How waist circumference is used to determine health risks
What is the Set Point theory?
When do Fat Cell numbers increase in number and size during our lives?
What is a safe rate of weight loss?
Recommended levels of activity to keep weight stable
Common characteristics of Eating Disorders.
What Energy yielding Nutrients can be stored as fat?
Know different effects of the types of Weight loss surgeries.
Healthy approach to weight loss – or What works?
Vitamins and Minerals
Know basic functions and sources of: Vitamin D, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Folate, B12,
Niacin, Calcium, Sodium,
How Iron deficiency presents
Role of B vitamins in our body
Greatest source of Sodium in diets of those living in U.S.
Free Radicals – what they are. What diet components can reduce their impact?
Pregnancy & Lactation
 What are the recommended weight gains during pregnancy based on maternal
weight? How does this influence successful pregnancy outcome?
 How is the body changing during pregnancy?
 Nutrition and Critical Periods of Cell Division
 What are the additional nutritional needs during pregnancy (macronutrient &
micronutrients, including calcium)
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What behaviors/substances should be avoided? Impact of alcohol on development of
fetus
What is the importance of the baby’s birth weight?
Gestational Diabetes – traits, outcomes
Define Spina Bifida. What nutrient impacts?
What are some of the benefits of breastfeeding to the infant? To the mom?
What nutritional changes does the mom need to make to be sure the breast milk is
adequate? What should she avoid?
Know the basic composition of breast milk- macronutrient
Infancy, Childhood & Adolescence
 How are breast milk and infant formula similar and how do they differ?
 Issue of Nursing Bottle tooth decay - cause
 Introducing solid foods. Timing of this and best foods.
 Guidelines for juice in kids
 Cow’s milk, when to introduce
 Why is there an increase in childhood obesity? How should it be treated?
 What are some of the factors that affect nutrition in teens?
 How to approach Childs reluctance to try a new food.
 What is most prevalent nutrient deficiency in young children – in U.S.
Adulthood & Later Years
 Various issues of aging that impact nutrition
 What are the micronutrient and macronutrient needs of the elderly? Fluids? Vit D?
B12? Why are these a concern?
 Nutrition-related concerns of elderly
 Alzheimer’s Nutrition issues.
 Thirst issues in Elderly – and risk of dehydration. Why does this happen?
 Define Sarcopenia
Alcohol
Risks of Excessive Intake
Impact on Nutrition
Safe intake recommendations