Describe how alcohol is different to macronutrients

What will be an ideal response?


Alcohol provides kilocalories but very nutrients. Unprocessed foods contain valuable macronutrients. One gram of alcohol provides 7 calories, but one gram of carbohydrate and protein each provide 4 calories; and one gram of fat provides 9 calories.

Nutritional Science

You might also like to view...

Riboflavin is used by the body to _____

a. facilitate energy metabolism b. prevent the disease pellagra c. provide raw materials for red blood cells d. maintain epithelial tissue e. form hyaline cartilage

Nutritional Science

Which of the following is NOT among common food preferences in children?

a. Hot foods are preferred to warm ones b. Smooth foods are preferred to lumpy ones c. Raw vegetables are preferred to cooked ones d. Green and yellow vegetables are often rejected

Nutritional Science

An appropriate setting in which to implement an eating disorder prevention program is _____

a. a school b. a health care clinic c. a community education center d. All of the above

Nutritional Science

A cancer patient is experiencing muscle wasting. This is known as:

a. cachexia b. nausea and vomiting c. undernutrition d. gout

Nutritional Science