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44. There is a recently discovered hormone known as Ghrelin. 1) Please explain the role this hormone is thought to play in the weight loss that occurs after stomach-reduction surgery. 2) Please analyze and decide for yourself whether it plays a decisive role, or not. (6pts) After stomach reduction surgery, the stomach would “stretch” even with a small amount of food, and therefore signal the release of the leptin hormone, which counters the ghrelin hormone, that stimulated the…

Has the question “Is sugar good or bad for you?” ever come up in a conversation? What’s your point of view on that topic? What if I told you sugar kills? Would you eat it less? Sugar no matter if it is too much or too little can cause serious damage to your body. Sugar is one of the most dangerous things you can put in your body. If you intake too much sugar you have a higher percent chance of developing diabetes. Sugar is originally a cane hence the name “sugar cane”. Sugar cane is then…

Why do people use anabolic steroids? They are considered effective supplements of certain vitamins and proteins in the body and have some medical value. This makes them to be featured in many areas including medical facilities, in gymnastics and in competitive sports. Some of their uses include increasing the mass of muscles in different parts of the body including the biceps and the calf, increasing the amount of blood in the circulation system and also to heal certain hereditary diseases that…

In this supplement review, Lift Your Fitness will be taking a look at one of the most popular protein supplements around; Optimum Nutrition (ON) Gold Standard Whey. Let's take a look at this supplement and see if it deserves the popularity. We will be reviewing the protein based on these things: Taste/Mixability, Macros/Protein Content, and Price. Let's get started. Taste/Mixability: 8.5/10 The first thing we will look at is the taste and the mixability of ON Gold Standard Whey. LYF has given…

If something tastes good it doesn’t mean that it is good for our health. Diet sodas are carbonated beverage which is a calorie-free carbonated and sweetened with saccharin or aspartame, cyclamate instead of sugar and it was believed to use in controlling weight. And technically help people lose weight and resist sugar-related diseases like diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Diet coke, Pepsi max, sprite zero, etc. it is almost very popular sugar-sweetened beverage has a “light” or a “diet” version…

Every successful diet starts with coming up with an individual low cholesterol food list. Everyone should pattern the food list to cater not only to the food limitations but also to his tastes and wants. This way, he would also enjoy his food and not feel totally deprived despite the restrictions. Dieters who enjoy their food are more likely to stick with it resulting to successful diets. Your low cholesterol food list could serve different diet purposes. If you want to lose weight, foods that…

For this experiment, I wanted to make sure that I used a variety of substances so that I would have a range of pH levels as an outcome from the exercise. From this, I was surprised about the outcomes of several household items pH levels. For example, I was surprised about how three of the substances I tested came back with around the same pH level of 4: cranberry cocktail, lemon juice, and soy sauce. One reason I was surprised that these 3 substances had the same pH level was because I was…

I noticed that the pH is more acidic when vinegar was added to all of the vegetables. A pH less than 7 in considered a acid, 7 is neutral, and over 7 is considered an base. If you refer back to the tables, the pH was the lowest when vinegar was added to these vegetables, numbers including a range from three to five. When the saucepan was covered and cooked in water for 15 minutes, it tended to cause the vegetables to be one of the mushier ones out of the other cooking treatments. Numbers…

· This experiment took place at Washington State University in Tri-Cities in the Innovation Center building. Furthermore, this experiment test how stress affects glucose levels in the zebrafish. Therefore, the whole class shared the same control group. The fish stayed in a fish tank not exposed to any of the stimuli used by the class to cause stress. With this in mind, when the zebrafish are tested for glucose levels, their levels would be near normal. In addition, the experimental group…

When looking at my patient’s 24-hour diet recall I noticed many trends. According to SuperTracker, the target number of grains is 6oz per day. While analyzing my patients’ meal record, I noticed SR consumed 7 oz. of grains, which exceeds the recommended limit per day. My patient also had a high intake of vegetables by an extra cup. The target value is 2 ½ per day. SR ate an appropriate amount of fruits and protein, but was under in dairy. She consumed 2 ¼ cups of fruit and 6 oz. of protein. This…