nutrition Flashcards

1
Q

GLUCOSE

A

most efficient energy source
all sugars are converted to glucose

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2
Q

fructose

A

sweetest of all sugars

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3
Q

disaccharides

A

sucrose : glucose + fructose
maltose : glucose + glucose
lactose: glucose + galatose

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4
Q

satuarated fat acid

A

no double bonds, satuarated with hydrogen

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5
Q

unsaturated fat acid

A

one or more double bonds

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6
Q

LDL bad guys

A

carries the cholesterol from the liver

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7
Q

HDL good guys

A

picks up cholesterol to the liver

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8
Q

fat soluble vitamin

A

A D E K

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9
Q

essential amino acids

A

acids that CANNOT synthesized by body
there are 9

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10
Q

non essential amino acids

A

synthesized by body
there are 11

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11
Q

vitamin A

A

essential for night vision
contribute to the formation of ameloblast

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12
Q

vitamin D

A

helps absorbtion of calcium and phosphorus
deficiency cause rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults

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13
Q

vitamin E

A

acts as antioxidant

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14
Q

vitamin K

A

important in blood clotting

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15
Q

B1

A

cause beri beri
most cause deficiency of B1 is alcoholism

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16
Q

B2 riboflavin

A

angular chelitis

17
Q

B3 niacin

A

pellagra

18
Q

B12 colabamin

A

assist in folate metabolism
deficiency cause pernicious amenia, memory problem

19
Q

vitamin C

A

deficiency cause scurvy
helps wound healing

20
Q

calcium

A

most abundant MINERAL in the body

21
Q

microminerals

A

iron
fluoride
iondine: deficiency cause goiter
zinc

22
Q

carbohydrate + digest by mutans = lactic acid

A
23
Q

normal pH of the mouth

A

6.7 - 7

24
Q

pH of enamel

A

5.5

25
Q

pH of cementum

A

6.2 - 6.7

26
Q

xylitol helps raise pH

A

PROMOTE remineralization

27
Q

most of nutrients are absored in

A

small intestine
pH is 8

28
Q

kwashiokor

A

protein deficiency,
phù nề ở bụng (edema in abdoment and legs)

29
Q

marasmus

A

protein deficiency
ốm

30
Q

pica

A

consumption of non nutritive food (soil,etc)

31
Q

bulimia

A

tự ói

32
Q

anoxeria

A

ăn nhưng móc họng ói ra , obsessed with diet

33
Q

A1C level

A

ideal is 7% or less
normal is 4.5-6

34
Q

crohn’s disease

A

inflammation of digestive tract

35
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