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Homeostasis is

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A metabolic condition that is the result of dynamic processes to maintain a constant internal environment despite a changing external environment

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What is considered a changing external environment?

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Diet

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What anabolic reactions are happening in the fed state

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All the reactions are happening with different input of energy
Glucose+glucose=glycogen
Glycerol+FA=triglycerides ->adipose tissue
AA+AA=Protein

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Why we are using storage during fasting state?

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Because we do not have absorption

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What is the dominant hormone during fasting and fed state?

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Glucagon and insulin

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What catabolic reactions are happening during fasting state?

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Glycogen->glucose
TGs->Glycerol+FA
Protein->AA

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What chemical and through what reaction protein is converted to AA?

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Proteolysis performed by proteases

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Two types of AA

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Glycogenic and ketogenic

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Can pyruvate be converted to AA?

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Yes, but only for nonessential AA

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Describe the pathway of AA breakdown

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Glycogenic AA->pyruvate->acetyl CoA or glucose

Ketogenic AA->AcetylCoA->fat or TCA cycle

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The other name for fed state

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Postprandial

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What is done to protein in the body( brief) during fed state

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Protein->AA->1)first used to replace body proteins
2)synthesized in glucose or fat,depending on carbon skeleton
3)entering directly TCA cycle
Converted to urea as well

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What happens when body switches from fed state to fasting state?

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Liver and muscle glycogen stores->glucose->energy

Body fat stores->FA->energy

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Describe the fed state CHO

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CHO 1)glucose first goes to the liver. Increase in blood glucose is detected by the pancreas and the insulin is secreted .
2)insulin instructs liver and muscle store glucose as glycogen, cells to uptake glucose and the excess of glucose to convert into fat

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Describe fat during fed state

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TGs->chylomicrons->lymph->blood->giving away TGs->liver captures chylomicrons remnants->liver rearranges chylomicrons adding endogenous fat->VLDL->adipose tissue taking up TGs

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What is the source of energy when fat is stored?

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Glucose

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When protein synthesize is bigger than protein break down?

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During fed state

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Describe what happens to the protein during fed state

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After absorption protein goes to the liver first. Liver detects increase in protein concentration, liver increases protein synthesize.

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When is the time when we are building protein

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During fed state

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3 ways how glucose is used during fed state

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1) for their own metabolism
2) muscle and liver to store glycogen for short-term fast
3) for long term fast storage in adipose tissue

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What is considered short term fast and long term fast

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Short term fast- breakfast time

Long term fast- 24 hours-48 hours

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Is there a sharp change between fed and short term fast?

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No, there is a smooth change. When in the short term fast the dominant hormone is glucagon,insulin is still present

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What is the preferable source of energy for brain?

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Glucose

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What happens to the protein and AA during short term fast?

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AA pool gets smaller. Increase in protein break down to keep AA pool pretty steady(higher protein break down than synthesize)

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What happens to CHO during short term fast?
As we do nit absorb glucose->low blood glucose->pancreas detects it->glucagon secretion . Glucagon releases glycogen to feed the brain.(liver) Glycogen in muscles is used by muscles For Fly or Fight response in case
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From what sources glycogen is used to feed the brain?
Liver
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Why glycogen in muscles stays in muscles for energy?
Because they prefer to use glycogen instead of fat for source of energy
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What happens to fat and TGs during short term fast?
Hormone sensitive lipase hydrolyses TGs from adipose tissue. FA+albumin->to the cells , where they enter TCA cycle for energy. Glycerol can be used to synthesize glucose
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What happens during long term fast?
No more glycogen, glucose is a limiting agent, but brain still needs glucose. Increase in AA breakdown( especially glycogenic AA)->production of glucose Increased hydrolyses from adipose cells . MAINLY fat oxidation in the blood. Fat-based metabolism. A LOT OF acetyl CoA. NET LOSS of protein to synthesize glucose. Accumulation of acetylCoA, because it is produced faster than it can be removed by TCA cycle
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To what compounds glucose can be converted and how we can get glucose?
Glucosepyruvate--->acetylCoA Glycerolglucose LactatePyruvateGlycogenic amino acids Fatty acidsAcetylCoa
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How many carbons can be converted to glucose from TGs
3 out of 54
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5 ways how AA can be used
1) synthesize of protein 2) glucose 3) pyruvate 4) acetylCoa 5) TCA cycle
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Can TCA cycle "survive" only on acetylCoA
No, we need pyruvate as well.Without pyruvate TCA cycle gets stuck
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Describe what happens to acetylCoA when it accumulates in the blood
2 acetylCoA->acetoacetate(ketone body) , which has both ketone and acid group
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How can acetoacetate be used?
Can be converted to beta-hydroxybutyrate or acetone
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What is the good thing and a bid thing about ketones in the blood?
Brain can oxidize ketone bodies and ketone spares protein (less protein break down). No break down of protein BUT beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate are acids.Metabolic acidoses,potentially fatal by lowering pH
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What is ketogenic diet?
Extreme low in CHO to promote fatty acid oxidation in absence of glucose
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What is the problem with ketogenic diet?
Very hard to maintain
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What disease is treated with ketogenic diet?
Certain type of epilepsy
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Why ketogenic is not for pregnant women?
Because fetus is using primarly glucose, no glucose , damage to fetus
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What are the consequences of not enough glucose in the blood during ketogenic diet? 7 points
- Nausea - Constipation - Fatigue - Low blood pressure - High uric acid(gout) - Halitosis(bad breath) - Decreased energy expenditure
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What do we wan to avoid when losing weight?
decreased energy expenditure
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Why ketogenic diet is so popular and promoted?
Suppression of appetite
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How many people are overweight or obese in US and Canada
70% of the population
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What terms do malnutrition include?
Undernutrition and overnutrition
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Three nutritional status
Undernutrition Well-nourished Overnutrition
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Why undernutrition and overnutrition are dangerous?
Undernutrition- deficiency and immune-incompetence Overnutrition- toxicity from excess energy,obesity and co-morbidities(diabetes,joints)
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What happens in the body when we have a deficiency
Primary deficiency or secondary deficiency->declining nutrient stores->abnormal functions inside the body->physical(outward) signs and symptoms
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How can assess primary deficiency
Diet history
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How can assess secondary deficiency
Health history
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What can laboratory test assess
Declining nutrient stores and abnormal function sin the body
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What is used to assess physical signs and symptoms?
Physical examination and anthropometric measures
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What interest us in the body composition?
Adipose vs lean tissue How much fat Where is the fat
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What is the proportion of fat vs lean tissue in men and women
Men- 15% fat and 85%Lean | Women- 25% fat and 75% lean
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BMI index
Body Mass index kg/m^2
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How much weight and from age do we start to gain weight?
From 20-50 a pound a year
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Describe the ranges of BMI
``` Less than 18.5- underweight 18.5-25- Normal weight Overweight - 25-30 Obese class 1 30-35 obese class 2 35-40 obese class 3 40 and higher ```
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Why the range between 18.5 and 25 is the normal range?
Because it a range where there is minimal or low risk of mortality
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Why visceral fat is more dangerous?
It is more metabolically active and cause glucose resistance
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The cut off for waist circumference
Men- less than 40 inches (102 cm) | Women (35 inches) 88 cm
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What hormone is produced by adipose tissue and its effect
It produces adipokines | Released into plasma, promotes insulin resistance and inflammation
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What are the screening test and their pros and cons
Waist circumference and BMI Pros- easy to do,cheap Athletes can be misdiagnosed, do not give you an idea what fat
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What are the diagnostic tests?
``` Computerized tomography (CT Scan) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scan) ```
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Two types of fat
- Subcutaneous | - Visceral
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Modifiable risks for visceral fat
- Smoking and alcohol | - Stress, saturated fat
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Non-modifiable risks for visceral fat
gender,genetics | Age/menopause
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Can you have visceral fat without being overweight ?
Yes
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With what diseases visceral fat is associated ?
CVD | T2DM

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