Importance of Nutrients and Nutrient Metabolism on Human Health Flashcards
Yiheng Cheng reading.
Dietary pattern.
Characterizes the overall diet by quantities, proportion, variety, and frequency of consumption.
Mediterranean diet.
High proportions of fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fish, and poultry. emphasis on monounsaturated fats and antioxidants.
Nutrition transition.
A shift in diet from traditional to modern along with an increase in sedentary lifestyle.
Which country has the lowest prevalence of acquired metabolic syndromes?
East Asia; partially due to retention of traditional dietary pattern.
Stress coping mechanisms turn into acquired metabolic diseases.
The cell promotes adaptive strategies t recover homeostasis, but this strategy becomes pathogenic in the long-term and causes long-term modification of cellular functions.
Capacity of nutrients and non-nutrients.
They can modulate gene expression, protein function, and epigenome; they can also regulate metabolic function.
Fructose is known to induce…
Endoplasmic reticulum stress.
Palmitic acid is known to induce…
Endoplasmic reticulum stress.
Which fat in the Mediterranean diet has been shown to inhibit endoplasmic reticulum stress?
Oleic acid.
Deficiency correction.
Restore the missing nutrients in the diet.
Aging causes…
Deterioration of cellular and genetic components.
Gut microbiome is an important interaction area for…
Extrinsic and intrinsic factors.
Optimal nutrition.
Energy adequacy and nutrient diversity.
