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Nutrition
Omelchenko
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
11/03/2009

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A healthy diet satisfies three needs:
Definition

-Fuel to power the body

-Organic molecues to build molecules

-Essential nutrients--raw materials that animals cannot make for themselves

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What does Chemical energy do?
Definition
Power the body
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Chemical energy powers the body
Definition

-Nutrients are oxidized inside cells to make ATP

-ATP is the main energy "currency" in a cell

-Proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are the main sources of dietary calores

---a gram of fat has more than twice as many calories as a gram of carbohydrate or protein

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Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

 

Definition
energy a resting animal requires each day
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Metabolic rate
Definition
the BMR plus the energy needed for physical activity
Term
Excess energy is stored as ________ or ___
Definition
glycogen or fat
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metabolic rates typically ________ throughout adulthood
Definition
decrease
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An ______ life burns more calories
Definition
active
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Essential nutrients ______ be made from any raw materials
Definition
CANNOT
Term
Undernourishment
Definition
not enough calories
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Malnourishment
Definition
Missing essential nutrients
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Overnourishment
Definition
Consuming more food energy than is needed
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World Health Organization recognizes obesity as a major global health problem
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in US

-30% are obese

-35% are overweight

-15% of children and adolescents are overweight

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Obesity leads to:
Definition

-Diabetes

-Cancer

-Cardiovascular disease

-300,000 deaths per year in the U.S.

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Compare the structures and functions of the small and large intestines
Definition

Large intestine-

Small intestine-

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