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| What type of energy is a calorie? |
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| Calories are derived from eating what? |
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| Fat, Carbs, and protien and alc |
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| One pound of body fat is ___ cals. |
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| What is the percent of water in our body |
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We live __ days w/o water
but, ___ 6 weeks w/o food |
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| Why is water important in our bodys? |
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| breathing sweat and urine and feces |
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| Why do we need fat in our bodies? |
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| insulation, fat soluble vitamins, fatty acids, radient complection |
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| add flavor, aroma, and texture, full feeling |
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| What does a fat molecule consist of? |
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| 3 fatty acids attached to a glyerol center |
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| What does saturated fat do to LDL and HDL? Where is it found? |
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both rise
found in palm oil and coconut oil |
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| What does Unsaturated fat do to LDL and HDL; poly and mono? where is it found? What does it look like molecularly? |
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Mono: lower LDL and raise HDL
Olive oil, Canola, Avocados
Poly:Lowers LDL and may not touch HDL or raise
Corn, sunflowrr, soybean oil,
MOLECULAR: not all carbons have a hydrogen attached |
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What fats are good for you? What do they do for you?
Defincenies? Overdoese? What are the types? |
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Omega 3,6,9
they raise immune system, lower tryglicerides, reduce blood clot, block altheimerz disease
def: eczema and retarded growth
over: weight gain and colon cancer
Types: Visible and invisable |
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