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Chapter 7 Proteins and Fats Notes (87-96)
Chapter 7— Proteins and Fats (Food for Today) Read through Chapter 7 and
answer the questions below as you read.
1. Please explain the structure of what a protein is made up of.
2. There are five major roles of protein explain what each role does and why it is
considered the most important.
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3. Explain the process of how proteins are digested in the body.
4. The body can make most of the amino acids need for the body but cannot
produce all of them. What is the name of the amino acid that the body cannot
produce?
5. A complete protein has all nine amino acids, give six examples of some foods
that are considered complete proteins.
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6. Read the section How much Protein do you need (page 89) and figure out how
many grams of protein a person with a daily calorie intake of 2200 would need
at 10% and 30% of their calories coming from protein.
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7. Read about Fats (page 91) — Explain why some fats are easier to spot than
others.
8. Read about Structure of Fats (page 92)—Explain the difference between a
Saturated Fatty Acid and an Unsaturated Fatty Acid
9. Read about the LDL and HDL and explain the difference between the two.
Also explain which one is considered bad cholesterol
10. Name three health problems which may occur when there is too much Trans
Fats in the Diet:
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11. Teens should get ____________ to ____________ percent of their daily
calories from Fat.
12. Adults should get ____________ to ____________ percent of their daily
calories from Fat.
13. There are three different types of fats that we look at when talking about
cholesterol, what are they called?
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14. What is the name of the chemical process of adding hydrogen to vegetables
oils that will turn them into a solid?
15. What is the name of the Fatty acid that is created by Hydrogenation? And why
are these fatty acids harmful to the body?