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Lecture 21-22 Flashcards

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1
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Do garlic and broccoli have anti American properties?

A

Yes

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2
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What can inhibit activation of potential carcinogens?

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Certain thiocyanates

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3
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Digestive Bitters

A

The mechanisms of action of the bitters are not completely understood.

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4
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Primary metabolites

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Substance in the process of respiration, photosynthesis, growth and development.

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5
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Secondary metabolites

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Diverse functions

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6
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Aloe Vera

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A laxative. No dietary use for this plant.

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7
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Cruciferous Veggies

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Have anti cancer properties.

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Honey

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Prebiotic. Sugar in in (specifically glucose and fructose).

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9
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Bee Products

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Royal Jelly, Bee Pollen, Propolis

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Echinacea

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Purple coneflower. Some effect in reducing severity of symptoms or duration of colds in adults only.

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11
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Garlic

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Allium family, ANTIBACTERIAL properties.

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12
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Ginger

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May help relieve pregnancy related nausea and vomiting.

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13
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Gingko biloba

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One of the oldest living tree species. Ginkgo leaves is used as a dietary supplement to help with dementia, eye problems, intermittent claudicatipn, tinnitus.

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Willow bark

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Secondary metabolites. Is a salicylates. Aspirin like substances.

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15
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Alkaloid

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Nicotine. Alkaloid in chocolate attracted media attention as cough remedy.

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16
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Turmeric: Curcumin

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Dietary supplement for inflammation. The primary active ingredients in turmeric is curcuminoids. Used to color foods and cosmetics.

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17
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Edible Weeds

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A valueless plant growing wild. Undersirable or troublesome plant.

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18
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Dandelion

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Can be in wine or garnishes. Rich in vitamin A,C,E, and B

19
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Chickweed

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Can be eaten raw. Enjoyable salad green

20
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Amaranth

A

Leaves and stems used in salad or cooked like spinach.

21
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Stinging Nettle

A

Cooked like spinach

22
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Burdock

A

Provide excellent root veggie. Baked stir fried or added to soups.

23
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What does DASH stand for?

A

Dietary approaches stopping hypertension

24
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What did DASH include?

A

8-10 servings of fruit, fish, poultry, less red meat, less total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol, nuts, whole grains, cooked dried beans and peas. Yea

25
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There are lots of toxic compounds naturally present in foods at what level?

A

Very low levels

26
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What is dose?

A

Dose is concentration x intake

27
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To much of what can kill you?

A

To much water can kill you.

28
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How to sort out good and bad information about food

A

Consider the source, look for qualifiers and generalizations, beware of emotional anecdotes, correlation is not causation, be number literate.

29
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What is the number 1 rule of toxicology

A

The dose makes the poison

30
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Ppm is tiny

A

…

31
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Ppl is tinier

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32
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Kombucha

A

Because the tea is produced under varying conditions in individual homes, contamination with pathogenic organisms is possible

33
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Is there absolute safety in any substance?

A

No.

34
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What does data on color additives show?

A

Predisposition for food intolerance or hypersensitivity. Triggering food or food component different for each child.

35
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FDA Delaney Clause

A

A substance that induces cancer in either animals species or humans at any dosage may not be added to foods.

36
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How does the media see things

A

Needs a story

37
Q

How do activists see things

A

Need a cause

38
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How do lawyers see things

A

Need more money

39
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How do regulators see things

A

Power and politics

40
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How do businesses see things

A

Profit, avoid over regulation

41
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How do individual scientists see things?

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Need funding

42
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Delaney Clause

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Meant to keep carcinogens out of food. Assumed that carcinogens were rarely found in foods. Consumers who worry about eating Che,iCals shown to cause cancer in rodents and should understand that the human diet is full of naturally occurring rodent carcinogens. Not worth worrying over tiny levels that are only found in large amounts when fed to rodents. Populations lowered risk of cancer even though there food presumably contained synthetic pesticide residues.

43
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What can lead to obesity and higher risk of heart disease?

A

Consistent intake of excessive calories. It is the most striking carcinogen.

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