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Typical US diet percentage breakdown |
Carbs 50% Fats and oils 35% Protein 15% |
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A calorie vs a dietary calorie |
Calorie= the energy needed to raise the temp of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius Dietary calorie= 1 kC |
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How is one calorie used in humans? |
60% released as heat, 40% captured in ATP |
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Most concentrated form of energy? |
Fats. (9 calories per gram compared to 4 calories per gram in proteins) |
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How does the hydrophobic nature of lipids effect fat storage? |
Fat accumulation does not cause water build up. This makes it the best option for fat storage (weights less) |
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What is special about the layer of fat directly below the skin surface? |
conducts heat at 1/3 the rate of other body tissues |
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Essential Nutrients (def) |
molecules needed by our bodies that are unable to be synthesized by our cells |
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Water-Soluable Vitamins? |
Vitamin C and eight compounds that make up the B-complex |
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Diseases caused by B-Complex deficiencies?` |
Vit B1 (Thiamin)- Beriberi Niacin- Pellagra |
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Disease caused by Vitamin C deficiency? |
Scurvy |
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Symptoms of Vitamin A deficiency? |
Night blindness, permanent blindness, increased susceptibility to infections |
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Symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency? |
Rickets in children, skeletal deterioration |
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Symptoms of Vitamin E deficiency? |
Neurological damage |
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Symptoms of Vitamin K deficiency? |
bleeding, internal hemorrhages |
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Fat-solable vitamins? |
stored in fat. Do not need to be consumed constantly- able to overdose |
