Nutrition And Health

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Organic compounds that form the chief constituents of protein and are used by the body to build and repair tissues.

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amino acids

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Substance produced by the liver and found in plant and animal fats that can produce fatty deposits or atherosclerotic plaques in the blood vessels.

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Cholesterol

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Conditions caused by a below-normal in take of particular substance.

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deficiencies

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A disease in which the beta cells in the pancreas no longer produce insulin. Patients must rely on daily insulin administration to utilize glucose for energy and prevent complications.

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diabetes mellitus type 1

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A disease in which the body is unable to utilize glucose for energy as a result of either a lack of insulin production in teh pancreas or resistance to insulin on the cellular level.

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diabetes mellitus type 2

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Process of converting food into chemical substances that can be used by the body.

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digestion

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Combined with, treateed with, or exposed to hydrogen

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Hydrogenated

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An excesive acumulation of body fat defined as more than 20% above the recommended body weight

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obesity

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Loss of bone density; lack of calcium intake is a major factor in its development.

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Osteoporsis

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Person with a minimum of a bachelors degree in foods and nutrition who is concerned with the maintenance and promotion of health and the treatment of diseases through diet.

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registered dietitian

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Fatty acid and glycerol compounds that combine with a protien molecule to form high and low-density lipoproteins.

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riglycerides