Nutrition
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- building up
- anabolism
- anabolism
- the building of new molecules or new chemical bonds
- Vitamin K
- green leafy veg - blood clotting
- Protein metabolism
- amino acid breakdown takes place in the lier and urea is produced
- fibers
- keep soft stools, prevents diverticulitis or crohns- found in green uncooked veggies, oatmeal
- types of vitamins
- water soluable (b/c) fat soluable (a,d,e,k)
- fats/lipids
- needed for storage of energy, insulation, protection/padding. Saturated - animal, unsaturated - plant, polyunsaturated
- hypervitaminosis
- too much vitamin
- minerals
- inorganic ions released thru the breakdown of electrolytes (na CL and CA) fluid balance, muscle contractions, teeth and bones, nerve
- types of carbs
- monosaccarides-simple sugar, disaccharides - complex sugar and polysaccharides - starch
- Vitamin B
- meats/veg - healthy nerves, muscles, skin
- sodium
- salty foods, muscle/nerves
- carbohydrate metabolism
- sugar (glucose) + 02 = carbon dioxide and h20 and energy released to run our body
- metabolism
- catabolism + anabolism
- catabolism
- when larger molecules are broken down into smaller ones and energy is released
- Iodine
- seafood, iodized salt - aids thyroid
- other fats
- steriods, triglycerides, transfat, cholesterol and phospholipds
- nutrition
- absorption of nutrients
- protein
- building block of body must replace 5-6million cells day. hormones & enzymes, dna, made up of 23 amino acids
- Iron
- meats, eggs, veggies, legumes - aids blood formation
- vitamins
- assist enyzmes
- calcium
- found in dairy products. blood clotting, bone formation and nerve/muscle function
- Vitamin D
- califerol, dairy products - rickets
- broken down
- catabolism
- Vitamin C
- asorbic acid, citrus fruits, scurvy
- carbohydrates
- energy, maintain body temp, movement,thinking
- Nutrients
- energy we use is supplied by food in the form of
- Vitamin A
- green/yellow vegs - night blindness
- ketosis
- if sugar level drops the energy is taken from fat
- avitaminosis
- vitamin deficiency
- urea
- is filtered out when it reaches the kidneys
- Vitamin E
- Tocopherol- green vegetables - skin
- potassium
- seafood, milk, bananas, meat - muscle/nerve