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Chapter 6: Basic Nutrition and Digestion Flashcards

1
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Body’s preferred source of immediate energy

Improve digestive health and and cholesterol levels

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Carbohydrate

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3 monosaccharides found in nature can be utilized by humans:

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Glucose
Fructose
Galactose

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3
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Fruit sugar

Basic building block of most carbs

_ linked to glucose forms lactose

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Fructose

Glucose

Galactose

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4
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Two glucose molecules bound together

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Maltose

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5
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Glucose and fructose =

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Sucrose - table sugar

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Fructose, glucose and a bit of sucrose dissolved in water =

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Honey

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7
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Most sweeteners are

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Disaccharides

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8
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HFCS (corn sweeteners) =

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Glucose with smaller amounts of maltose

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_ produced from some berries and fruits

Absorbed by body at slower rate.

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Sorbitol

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10
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Chain of 10 simple sugars

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Oligosaccharide

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_ are mostly indigestible

Relieve constipation

Improve triglyceride levels

Decrease foul smelling gas

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Fructooligosaccharides

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12
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Animal carbohydrate found in meat products

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Glycogen

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13
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Plant carbohydrate found in grains, veggies

Only polysaccharide humans can digest

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Starch

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14
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Complex carbs :2

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Glycogen and starch

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15
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_ rates carbs based on blood glucose response

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Glycemic index

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16
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Fiber contributes _ calories per gram

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1.5 to 2.5 calories per gram

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17
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Fiber obtained naturally from plant foods

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Dietary fiber

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18
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Isolated fibers added to food products

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Functional fiber

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19
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Fiber that:
Increases fullness
Forms gels in water
Helps prevent heart disease and stroke by bindinrg bile and cholesterol
Holds moisture in stools and softens them

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High viscosity fiber ( soluble fiber)

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20
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Fiber that:

Increases fecal bulk
Laxative effect

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Low viscosity fiber (insoluable )

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21
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Gums, oats, legumes, barley, apples, carrots, strawberries are examples of _ fiber

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High viscosity fiber (soluble)

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22
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Whole wheat flour, bran veggies

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Low viscosity fibers ( insoluble)

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23
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Daily Fiber recommendation for:

Adults

Children

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14 g / 1000 calories or 25-35 grams

Eat their age plus 5 grams

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24
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Glycogen stored in liver

Glycogen stored in muscle

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90 G

150 G

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25
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90 grams glycogen = calories

150 grams glycogen = calories

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360 calories

600 calories

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26
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Why do excess carbs turn to stored fat?

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Glycogen contains many water molecules making it large and bulky and unsuitable for long term storage

Converts to fat for long term storage

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27
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_ is the key to acid base and fluid balance

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Protein

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28
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Carbohydrate with an attached nitrogen containing amino component

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Protein

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29
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Degree tho which an a I o acid can be used by the body

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Bioavailability

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30
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Complimentary proteins (2)

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Grains -legumes (rice/beans)

Legumes - seeds (beans /seeds)

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31
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Amino acid that cannot be produced in elderly or infants and some with chronic disease

This is essential for these populations

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Cysteine

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32
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8 essential amino acids:

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Valine
Leucine
Isoleucine
Methionine 
Phenylalanine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Lysine
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33
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_ body breaks down more protein than it can create ( negative nitrogen balance)

_ body produces more protein than it breaks down(positive nitrogen balance)

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Catabolism

Anabolism

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34
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Protein consumed beyond what the body needs is

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Converted into stored FAT

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35
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Fats are made up of 3:

Fat are _ in wate

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Hydrogen carbon and oxygen

Insoluble

36
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Saturated fat: 3

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No double carbon bonds
Solid at room temp
Very stable

37
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Unsaturated fat : 4

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Contain one or more double bonds
Liquid at room temp
Unstable
Short shelf life

38
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HDL can be increased by _ because it lowers plaque build up within arteries

3 examples

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Monounsaturated fats

Olive oil
Peanut oil
Canola oil

39
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Polyunsaturated fats: 4

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Corn oil
Safflower oil
Soybean oils
Cold water fish

40
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EFAs must be obtained _

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From the diet

41
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Omega 3s:

Which one is found in plants?

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ALA
EPA
DHA

ALA found in plants

42
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Omega 3s do what: 4

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Reduce blood clotting
Dilate blood vessels
Reduce inflammation
Reduce cholesterol and triglycerides

43
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ALA intake per day for growth and neural development

44
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Americans low on omega _ fatty acids

45
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Omega 6 intake per day

Men

Women

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Men 17 g

Women 12 g

46
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Making unsaturated fat solid at room temp

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Partially hydrogenated oil (trans fat)

47
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Cholesterol makes: 3

A

Vitamin d
Estrogen
Testosterone

48
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Hypercholesterolemia

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High blood levels of cholesterol

49
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_ remove excess cholesterol from the arteries and carry it back to the liver where it is excreted

50
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Part of autonomic nervous system responsible for digestion

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Parasympathetic nervous system

51
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Salivary enzyme a-amylase breaks down polysaccharides into

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Oligosaccharides and disaccharides

52
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Duodenum

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Majority of food digestion takes place in the

53
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Majority of food absorption occurs in the :2

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Jejunum and ileum

54
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Enzyme that digests lactose

55
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Protein loses its three dimensional shape

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Denaturation

56
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Hormone that maintains the pH of the stomach

Signals the cells that produce hydrochloric acid when food enters the stomach

57
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Enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds btwn amino acids to shorten long protein complexes

58
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Enzyme responsible for breaking down proteins into single amino acids

59
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Protein can provide up to _ % of the goal energy for exercise during catabolism

60
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Release of _ and _ decrease gut movement and slow digestioqn explaining why high fat meals increase feelings of fullness

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Gastric inhibitory peptide and secretin

61
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A large lipoprotein particle that transfers fat from food from the small intestine to the liver and adipose tissue

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Chylomicron

62
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2 vitamins produced in the the body by normal intestinal flora

1 vitamin produced with sun exposure

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Vitamin k
Biotin

Vitamin d

63
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Inactive vitamins, the body contains enzymes to convert them into active vitamins

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Provitamins

64
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_ called a quasi-vitamin can be produced in the body but also provides benefits through food

May prevent _ and _disease b/c it plays a role in platelet functions

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Choline

Alzheimer’s and fatty liver disease

65
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Fat soluble vitamins: 4

A

A,D, E, and K

66
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Only 2 water soluble vitamins that can be stored in the body

67
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Essential for carbohydrate function

Assists in carb, amino acid and lipid metabolism. Deficiencies can cause eye problems

A

Thiamin

Riboflavin

68
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Involved in carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. Deficiency can cause pellagra- dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia

Helps release energy from fats and vegetables

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Niacin

Pantothenic acid

69
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Helps build body tissue and aids in metabolism of protein, glycogenolysis

Plays a crucial role in productions DNA, red blood cell production, important during pregnancy

70
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Aids in cell development and function of nervous system. Vegans at risk for deficiency

Helper vitamin. Involved in metabolism of proteins fats and carbs

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B12

Biotin

71
Q

A deficiency in this can cause scurvy

Important for vision, growth and development (beta- carotene)

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Vitamin c

Vitamin a

72
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Sunshine vitamin. Small amounts of sunlight induce body into making

Toxicity can be hazardous for people taking anti clotting meds like Coumadin

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Vitamin d

Vitamin e

73
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Important for blood clotting. Newborns are at risk for deficiency, people on blood thinners need to be careful

74
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Deficiency in this nutrient can lead to decreased peak bone mass. Mineralization of bones and teeth *most abundant mineral in the body

2nd most abundant mineral in the body. Mineralization of bones and teeth.

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Calcium

Phosphorus

75
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Important for protein production, muscle contract, nerve conduction, healthy teeth. Depletion can cause arrhythmia and heart attack

Maintains acid base balance

76
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3 electrolytes

4 essential roles

A

Sodium, potassium and chloride

Water balance
Negative and positive balance with ions
Acid base balance
Assuring sodium and chloride stay outside of cell and potassium inside of cell

77
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Dehydration = _ level of electrolytes

Hyponatremia = _ level of electrolytes

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High level

Low level

78
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Can be stored in the body for future use as the protein complex ferritin

Essential for normal growth and metabolism. Deficiency can cause goiter. Component of thyroxine, controls metabolism

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Iron

Iodine

79
Q

Assists in wound healing

Protects body from oxidative damage

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Zinc

Selenium

80
Q

Substance in plants improves health but not required for normal functioning

A

Photochemical

81
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Involved in glucose metabolism. Increases effectiveness of insulin

82
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Loss of _% total body water can cause death

Adults can survive for _ days with out water

% of body weight that is water

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20%

10 days

50-70%

83
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Encephalopathy ( brain swelling):

What is elevated?

A

Bloods water to sodium ratio

Excess water leaks into brain

84
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Low bold sodium level

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Hyponatremia

85
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Any whole food or fortified, enriched that has a potentially beneficial effect on human health beyond basic nutrition

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Functional foods

86
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Level of caffeine below which dependency is not likely to occur

87
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To a nerve cell caffeine resembles

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