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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Satisfaction when eating to stop eating

A

Satiety

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2
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Chemical substances that are essential parts of a diet

A

Nutrients

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3
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Nutrient if left out of your diet leads to signs of poor health, and body doesn’t produce enough.

A

Essential nutrient

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4
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Six carbon sugar that exists in a ring form.

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Glucose

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5
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A waxy lipid found in all body cells.

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Cholesterol

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6
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Type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes

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No insulin for one and two is insufficient insulin production.

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7
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Loss in blood flow to the brain because of blood clot.

A

Stroke

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8
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Compound containing H,C,&O atoms.

Ex: sugar, starch,& fiber

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Carbohydrate

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9
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Contains much C,& H but little O. Sometimes has other atoms. Don’t devolve in water include fats, oils, & cholesterols.

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Lipid

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10
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Food and body compounds made of amino acids, contain C, H, O,& N. Sometimes other atoms.

A

Protein

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11
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Needed in small amounts to regulate and support chemical reaction in the body.

A

Vitamins

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12
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Element used to promote chemical reactions and form body structures.

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Mineral

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13
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Needed in gram quantities

A

Macronutrients

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14
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Needed in Mg and mG

A

Micronutrients

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15
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Carbohydrate composed of only one monosaccharide or two disacorides

A

Simple sugar

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16
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Carbohydrate composed of many sugar units.(polysaccharide)

Ex: glycogen, starch, & fiber

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Complex carb

17
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Complex carbohydrate made of multiple units of glucose attached together in a form the body can digest.

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Starch

18
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Structural basis of plant and animal organisation , take up and secrete compounds into their surroundings.

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Cell

19
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A link between two atoms such as the sharing of electrons.

A

Bond

20
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Substances in plant foods not digested by the stomach or small intestine.

A

Fiber

Natural fiber found in foot is dietary fiber

21
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Compound that speeds rate of chemical reaction, but isn’t altered reaction. Almost all are protein and all are genetic material.

A

Enzyme

22
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Building block for proteins containing central carbon atom with nitrogen and other atoms attached.

A

Amino acid

23
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Interaction between two chemicals that changes both chemicals

A

Chemical reaction

24
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Any substance lacking carbon atoms bodes to hydrogen atoms in chemical structure.

A

Inorganic

25
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Substances that separate into ions in water and, in turn, are able to conduct electrical current include sodium, chloride, & potassium.

A

Electrolytes

26
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Liquid substance in which othe substances desolve.

A

Salvant

27
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Chemical processes in the body by which energy is provided by in-useful forms and vital activities are sustained

A

Metabolism

28
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Chemical found in plants. Some may contribute to reduced risk in cancer, or cardiovascular disease.

A

Phytochemical

29
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Specific segment on a chromosome. Provides blue prints for production of all body proteins.

A

Genes

30
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CH^3CH^2OH.

A

Alcohol

31
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Study of how disease rates vary among different population groups.

A

Epidemiology

32
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When all involved in experiment don’t know what’s going on only third party knows.

A

Double blind study

33
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kcal for carbohydrate, fat, protein,& alcohol

A

4,9,4,7

34
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Group in experiment not given treatment.

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Control group

35
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Study of disease with two patients one with disease and one without

A

Case control study

36
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Using animals to study on to learn more about human disease.

A

Animal model

37
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Provide health benefits beyond those supplied by the traditional nutrients they contain

A

Functional foods

38
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Ratio derived by dividing a foods nutrient content by its calorie content.

A

Nutrient density

39
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Two influences, one drive to eat controlled by internal body mechanisms, and two the physiological drive to eat.

A

Hunger and appetite

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