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Lecture 23- Nutrition Flashcards

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1
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Chemical E

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ATP

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Calorie=

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Calorie= 1 kilocalorie= 1000 calories

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1 Cal= Heat required for what?

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1 Cal= Heat required to raise 1 kg H2O 1 degree C
From carbs, proteins, lipids

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What is most E rich?

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Lipids- 9 Cal/g
(4 Cal/g for carbs, proteins)

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What are the organic building blocks required to make macromolecules?

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Source of Carbon and source of Nitrogen

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What are essential nutrients?

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Cannot be made-> must be ingested
Can be synthesized (NOT via photosynthesis…)

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True or False: Carbs are considered essential nutrients

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False- sufficient E from other sources

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Which essential vitamins are fat-soluble?

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Vitamins A, D, and K

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How many essential amino acids do humans lack the ability to synthesize?

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8 essential amino acids must be dietary (9 in infants)

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What are the main essential minerals?

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Calcium / Phosphorus / Sulfur / Chloride / Magnesium / Sodium / Potassium

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11
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Which hormone stimulates appetite?

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Ghrelin

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12
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What are the essential fatty acids and what food do they come from?

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Linoleic acid & Linolenic acid (polyunsaturated) - from seeds/grains/vegetables

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13
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Which essential nutrients are directly required for the synthesis of amino acids?

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Sulfur & Nitrogen

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Which essential vitamins are water-soluble?

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B complex vitamins & vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

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What is vitamin B3 used for?

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Niacin- Electron carriers (NAD & NADP)

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What are the main essential trace elements?

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Iron & Iodide

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17
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Which hormones suppress appetite?

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Insulin / PYY / Leptin

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18
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What could potentially occur if there is a lack of vitamin B9?

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Lack of folic acid- Anemia/problems with neural tube

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The arrival of a food bolus causes the stomach to stretch and release _____.

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Gastrin

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What is vitamin C (ascorbic acid) used for?

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Collagen / Iron absorption / Antioxidant / Scurvy prevention

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PYY is secreted by the _____.

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Small intestine

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What is vitamin A (retinol) used for?

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Converted to the retinal part of the protein rhodopsin (vision)

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Cholecystokinin (CCK) is secreted by the _____.

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Duodenum (small intestine)

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24
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Which vitamin aids in calcium absorption?

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Vitamin D

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What is the function of cholecystokinin (CCK)?

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Stimulates pancreas to secrete digestive enzymes and gallbladder to secrete bile

26
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From what source do humans get vitamin D?

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UV (sunlight)

27
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What is iodide used for?

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Synthesis of thyroid hormones (T3/T4)

28
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What is the direct result of a high concentration of CCK and secretin?

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Inhibition of peristalsis/gastric juices & slows digestion

29
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What could a lack of vitamin D lead to?

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Rickets/Osteomalacia

30
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True or False: When chyme is high in fat, the secretion of cholecystokinin (CCK) and secretin is inhibited.

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False; when chyme is high in fat, the secretion of CCK and secretin is stimulated

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Essential Amino Acids

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20 AAs required
Most animals make ~1/2
S, organic N required
Must ingest the rest- 8 essential AA in adults, 9 in infants
“Complete” proteins- meat, cheese, eggs
“Incomplete” proteins- plant sources- challenge for vegetarian diet

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Essential Fatty Acids

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Can synthesize many FAs
But often cannot form specific double bonds
Essential fatty acids: linoleum, linolenic acid (both polyunsaturated)
In seeds, grains, veggies- deficiencies rare

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Vitamins

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Organic compounds- required in small amounts
Many are coenzymes- required for proper enzyme function
13 in humans

34
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Can water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins be stored?

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Only fat-soluble vitamins can be stored. Excess is excreted in urine (water-soluble).

35
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What are the water-soluble vitamins?

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B-complex vitamins
B3 (niacin)
B9 (folic acid)
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)

36
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What is vitamin B3?

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Niacin- component of NAD+, NADH

37
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What is vitamin B9?

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Folic acid- deficiencies lead to anemia, neural tube defects

38
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What is vitamin C?

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Abscorbic acid
Collagen synthesis
Antioxidant
Improves Fe absorption
Deficiency-> scurvy
- Degeneration of skin, teeth, blood vessels
- Weakness
- Impaired immunity, healing

39
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What is scurvy and what vitamin deficiency is associated with it?

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Deficiency of Vitamin C
Causes:
- Degeneration of skin, teeth, blood vessels
- Weakness
- Impaired immunity, healing

40
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What is Vitamin A?

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Fat-soluble vitamin
Vitamin A- retinol
Converted to retinal- part of rhodopsin
Severe deficiency-> blindness

41
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What results from a deficiency in Vitamin A?

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Blindness

42
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What is Vitamin D?

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Fat-soluble vitamin
Promotes calcium absorption
Produced when exposed to UV
Deficiency-> rickets/osteomalacia

43
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What is Vitamin K?

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Fat-soluble vitamin
Required for blood-clotting proteins
E. coli in LI primary source
Deficiency can follow treatment with antibiotics

44
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What are minerals?

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Inorganic nutrients
Major minerals, trace elements- macro, micronutrients

45
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What are trace elements?

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Less than 200 mg/day
Iron- hemoglobin, cytochromes
Iodide- thyroid

46
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What are the major minerals?

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Greater than 200 mg/day
Calcium- bones, teeth, clotting, synapses, muscles
Phosphorus- bones, teeth, ATP, FAs, phospholipids
Potassium, Sodium- APs, many other roles
Chlorine- principle neg ion- water balance, nerves, stomach
Magnesium- enzyme cofactor- muscles, nerves

47
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What exocrine and endocrine things does the pancreas release?

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Exocrine- Pancreatic juice-> SI
Endocrine- Glucagon, insulin

Pancreatic islets containing:
a- cells- secrete glucagon
B- cells- secrete insulin

48
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What do alpha cells secrete?

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Glucagon

49
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What do beta cells secrete?

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Insulin

50
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What is the malfunction of glucose regulation?

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Diabetes mellitus
Most common endocrine disorder
Caused either by insulin deficiency or decreased response to insulin
-> Both lead to high blood glucose levels

51
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What are the consequences of diabetes?

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Cells unable to take up glucose
-> Fat main fuel
Acidic metabolic byproducts accumulate in blood
Lower pH
Depletes Na+, K+
If severe, can cause blindness, kidney disorder, gangrene
Glucose in urine sign of severe case

52
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What is Type 1 diabetes?

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Insulin-dependent (10%)
Autoimmune- Beta cells destroyed
-> Insulin deficiency
Early onset, often in childhood
Treatment: Insulin injections

53
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What is Type 2 diabetes?

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Non-insulin-dependent (90%)
Insulin resistance
Risk factors- overweight, little exercise
Usually onset over age 40
Sometimes controlled with diet & exercise
Sometimes requires medication

54
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What is the function of ghrelin?

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Secreted by stomach wall, triggers hunger

55
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What is the function of PYY?

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Appetite suppressant from SI

56
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What is the function of insulin?

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Triggered by increased blood sugar, suppressed appetite

57
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What is the function of leptin?

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Produced by adipose tissue, suppresses appetite
Responds to levels of fat- longer term

58
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How does the nervous system affect being full?

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Sensory neurons detect information from digestive system
-> Regulates hormone secretion
Hormones target satiety center in brain
Generates impulses that are perceived as hungry or full

59
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Bolus in Oral Cavity

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NS-> saliva production
Swallowing triggered when bolus reaches pharynx

60
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Bolus in Stomach

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Food stretches walls
-> Gastrin released
-> Gastric juices produced
-> Churning
Via enteric division of autonomic NS

61
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Bolus in Small intestine

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AAs, fatty acids in chyme-> digestive hormones released
Cholecystokinin (CCK): Stimulates release of pancreatic enzymes, bile
Secretin: Stimulates release of bicarbonate (HCO3-)
If chyme rich in fat: very high CCK, secretin
-> Inhibit peristalsis, secretion of gastric juices, slows digestion

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