Energy & BMI shit Flashcards
Diff btw exergonic and endergonic reaction
Exer>> energy released greater than energy input G<0 Endergonic>> opposite G>0
What type of energy is needed to drive all energy requiring activities in the cell?
Chemical bond energy &; it is used directly without it converting into heat!
What is the BMR?
what is it mainly controlled by?
How can u calculate BMR?
Why is the BMR lower for women?
What r the major tossues that contribute to the BMR.
Basal metabolic rate= measure of basal energy required to maintain life functioning of the various tissues of the body.
- Thyroid hormones.
- (BMR =100 X total body wight in Kg)
- Bc they have more adipose tissue and r less metabolically active than men.
- Heart -Liver -Skeletal muscle -CNS
What r the major tossues that contribute to the BMR.
-Heart -Liver -Skeltetal muscle -CNS
What could cause an increase in the BMR?
BMR increases by 10% for every 1*C in the body. -hyperthyroidism -preganancy & lactation
What r the 2 major energy containing components of our diet
Fat and carbs
How much percentage should we be eating from each food group
Fats= 30% Carbs=55% Protein=15%
Although fat isnt an ABSOLUTE requirment as an energy source in the diet? Why is it still important
-it gives wayy more energy than carbs does, so if u were on a fat free diet, u would eat twice the amount of normal food -fat is needed for the absorbtion of fat soluble vitamens A-K-E-D -fatty acids r structural compoennt of cell membranes & precursors of importmsmt regulatory molecules, that r not made by body and must be consumed
How much percent is the body weight composed of water? And how many L of water does the body loose each day? And in what ways is water lost?
50-60% Loses 2.5 L Feces Urine Skin Expired air
What is body weight determined by?
Diff btw th einput of substances in the body and the output and energy from the body
How do u calculate the BMI? (Know the values)
Weight (kg) / height (m^2)
What is the waist to hip ratio? What is it for M vs F
A measure for obesity and risk of CVS, Waist circumference/ hip circum. =ratio MALES >0.90 FEMALES> 0.85
Explain why starvation is not a solution to weight loss? And will u lose weight? How fast?
U get a reduction in liver GLYCOGEN stores that r needed to provide glucose to the brain! Since the glycogen stores have more water than fat, At first, u will loose the weight quite rapidly by easily losing the water. Then when the glycogen stores have all been used up, fat is now mobilised. ALSO protein metabolism will increas, so they can maintain glucose levels (by converting amino acids into glucose!) therefore lean body mass will decrease. Also liver will start to convert fatty acids into KETONE BODIES to fuel the CNS, and this will eventually disrupt the Ph levels and lead to dehydration
What does malabsorption mean?
Failure to to digest or absorb ingested nutrients
What is marasmus?
Type of protein-energy malnutrition seen in children under 5, child looks tooo thin, hair is thin and dry, dihorrea is most common may have anemia, obvious muscle wasting
What is Kwashiokor?
Young child removed from breastfeeding and is fed with a high carb diet and low protien content.
- anorexic
- lethargic
- generalised edema -
distended abdomen oweing to hepatomegaly
- ascites (edemous stomach)
- serum albumin is low
- anemia
Kwashiokor=eodema
Why do those with Kwashiokor develop oedema?
Not enough amino acids in liver to make plasma proteins >>Low plasma proteins >>low oncotic pressure >> net flow of fluid to interstitium increases (water wants to move to an area where there is more protein, so it’ll ditch the plasma and go to the interstitium cause edmea)
Define catabolism and explain how it differs from anabolism?
Explain why catabolism is generally inhibited by high-energy signals and activated by low-energy signals.
Cata>> series of process that cleave large macromolecules to release energy
(ATP, NADH, FADH2)
they r oxidative (release H atoms)
bc catabolism a9lan releases high energy signals, & this feedbacks on it by inhibiting it!
Oxidation vs reduction
Oxidation>> addition of O or removal of H atom Reduction>> opposite All oxidation reaction r followed by reduction reaction ( REDOX reactions)
Standard unit for energy
Joule
Why can alchohol gain u weight
It can quickly be converted into adipose stores, It got mor pe calories than carbs!
What does isothermal mean?
We r isothermal, we cannot use heat to form energy