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Human Nutrition Flashcards

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What is the essential idea of human nutrition?

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A balanced diet is essential to human health

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What does a lack of essential amino acids affect?

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The production of proteins

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Dietary minerals are essential ….

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Chemical elements

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What are vitamins?

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Chemically diverse carbon compounds that cannot by synthesised by the body

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5
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Some fatty acids and some amino acids are …

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Essential

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What could malnutrition be caused by?

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A deficiency, imbalance or excess of nutrients in the diet

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What is appetite controlled by?

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A centre in the hypothalamus

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What are overweight individuals more likely to suffer from?

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Type 2 diabetes and hypertension

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What can starvation lead to?

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Breakdown of body tissue

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What cannot be synthesised by the body?

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Essential nutrients

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What has to be included in the diet because they can’t be synthesised by the body?

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Essential nutrients

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What can a lack of vitamin D or calcium affect?

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Bone mineralization

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What can a lack of vitamin D or calcium cause?

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Rickets or osteomalacia

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What can anorexia lead to?

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A breakdown of heart muscle

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What colour is iodine solution in the presence of starch?

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Blue-black

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16
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Proteases catalyse the breakdown of…

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Proteins into amino acids

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What is a single lipid molecule made up of?

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Glycerol and fatty acids

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What disease does Vitamin C prevent?

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Scurvy

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Why is iron needed in the diet?

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To make haemoglobin

20
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Where is bile produced?

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In the liver

21
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Where is bile stored?

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In the gall bladder

22
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To children/teens need more or less energ6 that older people?

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More

23
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What substance is broken down by amylase?

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Starch

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How is the small intestine adapted for absorption of food?

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Large surface area

Good blood supply

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What is the role of the large intestine?

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Absorption of water excess

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