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Nutritional Supplementation Flashcards

1
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External influences which can positive affect physical performance or mental focus

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Ergogenic aids

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2
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Nitrogenous organic acid that is found in the muscle tissue n the form of phosphocreatine snd supplies energy for muscle contraction

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Creatine mono hydrates

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3
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Compound that minimizes the breakdown of protein and damage to muscle cells

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HMB

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4
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Powerful smoother muscle relaxant involved in oxygen transport to the tissues, the transmission of nerve impulses and other physiological activities

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Nitric oxide

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5
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Amino acid that is constituent of many proteins

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Alanine

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6
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Anti-inflammatory steroid like compounds, such as hydrocortisone that are produced by the adrenal cortex

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Glucocorticoids

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A wasting away or decease in the size of an organ or tissue of the body

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Atrophy

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Formation of blood or blood cells in the living body

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Hematopoiesis

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9
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Amino acid obtained form the hydrolysis or digestion of protein

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L-arginine

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10
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Something such as a nerve or drug that causes the blood vessels in the body to become wider following the relaxation of the smooth muscle in the vessel wall

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Vasodilator

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11
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Pain or discomfort often felt 24 to 72 hours after exercising, subsides 2-3 days

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Delayed onset muscle soreness

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12
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Class of natural and synthetic steroid hormones that promote cell growth and division, resulting in growth of several types of tissues, especially muscle and bone

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Antigenic anabolic steroids

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13
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Yellow discoloration of whites of eyes and skin and mucous membrane caused by deposit of bile salts in these tissues… Hepatitis - affect processing of bile

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Jaundice

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14
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Damage and development or onset of liver cancer

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Hepatic neoplasm and carcinoma

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15
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Hormone that stimulates the growth and activity of the gonads

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Gonadotrophin

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16
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Enlargement of cardiac muscle

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Myocardial hyper trophy

17
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Diseases or disorders of the heart muscle, especially of unknown cause

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Cardiomyopathy

18
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Process where a fibrin clot, product of coagulation, broken down

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Fibrinolysis

19
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Intraglandular precursor of a hormone

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Prohormones

20
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Designer anabolic steroid banned by fda

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Tetra-hydro-gastrinone

21
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Alkaloid found in tea or coffee, stimulant

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Caffeine

22
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Natural, similar to caffeine

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Guarana

23
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Aimed at encouraging fat loss

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Synephrine

24
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Compound used as an adrengeric drug

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Octopamine

25
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Breakdown of fats

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Lipolyic effects

26
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Various connective cells found in adipose tissue, specialized for the storage of fats

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Adipocytes

27
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Powerful central nervous system stimulants

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Amphetamines

28
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Suppresses appetite by altering metabolism

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Phentermine

29
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Comparable to amphetamines with similar effects

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Amfepramone

30
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Adrogenic drug that acts as a vasoconstrictor, nasal decongestant, bronchodilator, appetite suppressant and mild stimulant

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Phenylpropanolamine

31
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Widens air passage of lungs and eases breathing by relaxing bronchial smooth muscle

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bronchodilator

32
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Control appetite and decrease weight

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Mazindol

33
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Treatment of obesity

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Fenfluramine

34
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Suppresses appetite by inhibiting the reuptake of neurotransmitters norepinephrine and serotonin

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Sibutramine

35
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Drug that prevents the digestion and absorption of dietary fats

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Orlistat

36
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Neurotransmitter formed in the brain by decarboxylation of dopa,

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Dopamine

37
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Substance, hormone and neurotransmitter, secreted by the adrenal medulla and the nerve endings of the sympathetic nervous system to cause vasoconstriction and increases in the heart rate, blood pressure, and the sugar level of the blood

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Norepinephrine

38
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Organic compound formed in tissue, especially the brain, blood serum, and gastric mucous membranes and active in vasoconstriction, stimulation of smooth muscles, transmissions of impulses between nerve cells and regulation of cyclic body processes

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Serotonin

39
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Substance added to the diet to make up for a deficiency

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Supplement

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