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53 Cards in this Set
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What % of daily calories should come from CHO?
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55-66%
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What % of daily calories should come from protein?
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10-20%
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What % of daily calories should come from fat?
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less than 30%
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Beta Bond
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linkage that is found in fiber that we cannot digest
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1 gram alcohol provides how many calories?
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7 calories
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1 gram fat provides how many calories?
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9 calories
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1 gram protein provides how many calories?
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4 calories
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1 gram CHO provides how many calories?
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4 calories
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Americans eat ________ protein
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TOO MUCH!!
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Complementary Protein
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What is missing in one food is found in the other
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Another name for Simple Sugar
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monodisaccharides
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Where do we find fiber?
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plant foods
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Name of CHO stored in body?
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Glycogen
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Term that means beans, lentils and peas
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Legumes
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What happens to extra protein?
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It becomes fat
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Hormone that lowers blood glucose
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insulin
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Where protein digest first
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stomach
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Amino Acids
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building blocks of protein
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Privo Conservation
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under 1000 calories - lower metabolism
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Luxus Controversy
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metabolism speeds up to burn off excess calories for a short period of time
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monosaccharides
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glucose (blood sugar)
fructose (fruit sugar) galactose |
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Disaccharides
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Sucrose (table sugar)
Maltose (found in starch) Lactose (milk sugar) |
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"Blood Sugar"
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Glucose
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"Fruit Sugar"
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Fructose
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Dextrose
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Glucose
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Table Sugar
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Sucrose
Made up of glucose + fructose |
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"milk sugar"
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lactose
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Starch
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storage of CHO in plants
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Cellulose
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Fiber - storage of CHO in humans (undigested, found in plants)
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Glucagon
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increases blood sugar
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Insulin
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lowers blood sugar
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Polysaccharides
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Glycogen-CHO in humans
Starch- stored in plants Cellulose- fiber |
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Glycogen
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storage form of CHO in humans
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Refined
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refers to process by which the course part of food products are removed.
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Hypothalmus
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part of the brain that tells you that you are full, thirsty, hungry
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Enzymes
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Enzymes are catalysts
disaccharides are enzymes |
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Digestion happens in the :
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duodenum
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Absorption happens in the :
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Jejunum
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Hypoglycemia
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Diabetes
Juvenile (Type I) Adult Onset (Type II) Blood glucose below normal |
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Epinephrine
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Adrenaline (increased blood glucose)
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Nutra Sweet
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Phenyl Alaninet
Aspartic Acid contains sorbatol laxative |
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Peptide Bond
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Amino acids hooked together by a bond.
A bond that connects one amino acid with another ,forming a link in a protein chain |
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Transferrin
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transport protein that carries iron in our bodies
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Non Essential Amino Acids
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Can be made in the body from CHO and or parts of a fat molecule
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8-9 Essential Amino Acids
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cannot be made in the body, therefore must be obtained from food
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Limiting Amino Acids
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Found in a low concentration in certain food products
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Collagen
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fiberous protein that gives support to skin and blood vessels
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Neurotransmitters
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Amino acids that carry messages to the body
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Proteins
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compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen and arranged as strands of amino acids.
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Antibodies
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large proteins of the blood, produced by the immune system in response to an invasion of the body by foreign substances (antigens).
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Edema
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swelling of body tissue caused by leakage of fluid from the blood vessels, seen in protein deficiency.
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Marasmus
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the calorie deficient disease- starvation
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Kwashiorkor
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a disease related to protein malnutrition, with a set of recognizable symptoms, such as edema
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