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Chapter 17

Terms

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AI
adequate intake
BMR
basal metabolic rate
g
gram
RDA
Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calorie
An expression of the energy content of food.
Six Groups of Nutrients
Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Vitamins Minerals Water
Carbohydrates
Complex starch in potatoes to the simple sugars of glucose, fructose and sucrose
PKU
Phenylketonuria
Phenylketonuria
Hereditary disease with accumulation of phenylalanine and urinary excretion of its matabolites; leads to mental retardation if not controlled.
sucr-
sucrose, table sugar
glyc/o-
glycogen
gluc
sugar
carb/o
carbon
LDL
Low Density Lipoprotein
Lipids
Solid at room temperature
tri-
three
un-
not
Three types of triglycerides
Saturated fats; unsaturated and hydrogenated trans fatty acids
Amino acid
building blocks of proteins and help build and repair tissue
syn-
together
anti-
against
radic-
root
-ic
pertaining to
syn-
together
Vitamin K
essential for blood clotting
caroten/e
yellow-red pigment
-emia
blood condition
hyper-
above; excessive
-xanth-
yellow
cyanocobalamin
Vitamin B12
thiamine
Vitamin B1
aden-
a gland
-ox-
oxygen
Ascorbic acid
Vitamin C which prevents scurvy
scurvy
deficiency of vitamin C
chol-
bile
a-
without
poly-
many
Na
sodium
K
potassium
calcium
Ca
hyperkalemia
High level of potassium in the blood
hypokalemia
low level of potassium in the blood
hypernatremia
high level of sodium in the blood
hyponatremia
low level of sodium in the blood
-emia
blood condition
-kal-
potassium
hyper-
excessive, above
lactovegetarian
person whose diet consists of only plants and dairy products
vegan
one who eats plants and no animal or dairy products
adiposity
Excessive accumulation of fat in a site, organ or body
adipos-
fat
dyslipidemia
abnormal levels of blood lipids
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
-lipid-
fat

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