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Amino acids |
Compounds that function as the building blocks of protein |
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Calorie (kilocalorie) |
C- gen. Term for energy in food Kilocalorie- 1,000 cals- what’s actually C for |
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Energy |
Capacity to do work Food energy is Chemical energy which is then converted to mechanical, electrical, or heat energy |
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Inorganic |
Any substance that does not contain C Except CO2 and CO |
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Intervention studies |
Studies that collect lg amounts of data to evaluate to evaluate th effectiveness of a tx (clinical trials) |
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Nutrition |
Scientific study of living organisms and their food |
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Organic |
Any compound that contains C except C oxides |
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Pasimonious |
Stingy |
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Peer Review |
Have people critically analyze and understand article Reproduceable |
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Placebo |
Inactive substance that is outwardly indistinguishable from the active substance |
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Science |
Intellectual and practical activity encompassing study of structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment |
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Triglycerides |
Fats composed of 3 fatty acid chains linked to glycerol molecule |
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Reasons to study nutrition |
Bio - what’s going on inside Chem- the make up Physics-energy Digestion Diseases Metabolism Geography Technology Science credit |
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Popular Nutrition |
Fads of diets- Either lose weight or be more curvy Cons- they are just cyclical phases of societies expectations that aren’t necessarily nutritionally healthy Pros- some can be healthy-Got Milk? |
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Energy yielding nutrients |
Carbs Proteins Lipids |
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Nutrition studies by Scientists |
Media FDA Intervention studies Clinical studies BCM |
