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| What is the primary source of energy for the body? |
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| What is the least expensive & most abundant of the energy nutrients? |
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| What are the functions of carbohydrates? |
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Provide energy
Protein-sparing action
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| Each gram of carbohydrates provides how many calories |
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| Where is a half day's supply of carbs stored? |
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| What is the stored form of carbohydrates called? |
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| What is the primary function of proteins? |
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| What is found in the liver and muscles? |
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| Why are fibers indigestible? |
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| Because it cannot be broken down by digestive enzymes |
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| What does not readily dissolve in water? |
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| What partially dissolves in water? |
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| Glucose has to have what to carry it? |
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| Low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) |
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| What does VLDL stand for? |
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| Very low density lipoproteins |
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| What electrolyte has an effect on water retension? |
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| What would be a indicator of potassium levels? |
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| Why is nutrition important to us? |
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| In the past it was called RDA, what do we call it now? |
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| DRI (diet reference intake) |
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| What gets turned into glyogen? |
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| Stored fats is good for what? |
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| Saturated fats comes from what? |
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| What does bad cholestrol give us? |
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| What lipoprotein carries good cholestrol? |
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| The 9 amino acids we must get from our diet is called what? |
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| If you get muscle cramps, what does your body lack? |
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| Iorganic compounds that are essential in small quanities for normal physical & metabolic are what? |
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| If vitamins need to be broken down they are what? |
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| Which ion in the blood causes acid base balence? |
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| What are energy providing organic compounds? |
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| What is a side effect of sodium? |
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| Edema (to low), hypertension (to high) |
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| If you have mental confussion, you lack what in the body? |
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| Lypo proteins (HDL,LDL) measure our what? |
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| Each gram of fat contains how many calories? |
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| Omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish) lower the risk of what? |
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| Digestion occurs primarily where? |
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| What is organic and needs to be broken down> |
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| What are inorganic and dont need to be broken down? |
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| What is the 1st line of defense to keep ph normal? |
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| What does buffers prevent? |
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| Acidic is less then 7.35 is called what? |
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| Another name for alkaline which is 7.45 or greater is what? |
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| Another name for alkaline which is 7.45 or greater is what? |
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| What is the pH level of blood? |
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| Sodium bicarbonate is what? |
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| What is from animal origin and has no animo acids? |
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| What is from plant origin and lacks some essential amino acids? |
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| If you have have part of your stomach removed, you could have problems with what? |
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| If you have problems with your intrinsic factors, you will not be able to absorb what? |
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| If you are unable to absorb B12, that will lead to what disease? |
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| Paients w/pancreatic disorders could be susceptible to what? |
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| WHat vitamin assist w/blood clotting? |
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| What vitamin comes from milk? |
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| If you have low Vitamin D, it causes what? |
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| What causes erratic pulse? |
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| What is the most accurate recall? |
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| Essential nutrients are found where? |
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| What is the breakdown of fat? |
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| What is plaque build up in the arteries? |
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| Water can not break down what? |
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| Digestion occurs primarily in the what? |
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