Human Nutrition Flashcards

1
Q

What is also known as 1000 little calories?

A

Food calorie

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2
Q

What are the proteins that do not have all the amino acids need by the body?

A

Incomplete

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3
Q

What are the fats that do have double carbon to carbon bonds and tend to be liquid at room temperature?

A

Unsaturated fats

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4
Q

What is the term for the burning of sugar for energy?

A

Respiration

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5
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What are the proteins that have amino acids needed by the body?

A

complete proteins

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6
Q

What are the fat molecule with single carbon to carbon bonds and tends to be solid at room temperature?

A

Saturated fats

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7
Q

What is the term for the amount of energy needed to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius?

A

calorie

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8
Q

What is the hormone that causes cells to take in glucose?

A

Insulin

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9
Q

What is the term for any chemical reaction that breaks down molecules?

A

Catabolic

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10
Q

What is the term for an inadequate amount of insulin production?

A

Diabetes

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11
Q

What is the term for the breaking down of fat cells?

A

Lypolysis

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12
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What is the term for the components of food that nourish the body?

A

Nutrients

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13
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What is the term for fecal matter that becomes dried out because it stayed too long in the large intestine?

A

Constipation

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14
Q

What is the term for the formation of fat cells?

A

Lypogenesis

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15
Q

What is the term for the build up of ketones in the body faster than the body can remove them?

A

Ketosis

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16
Q

What is the term for anything you put in your mouth and swallow?

A

Food

17
Q

What is the discharge of the contents of the large intestine before enough water is absorbed?

A

Diarrhea