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Chemistry
10th Grade
05/09/2007

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Term
diabetes is called
Definition
diabetes mellitus
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normal blood glucose levels
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70-100 mg/100ml
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pre-diabetic blood glucose levels
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110-126, impaired
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hyperglycemic blood glucose levels
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126+
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symptoms of diabetes (7)
Definition
numbness/tingling in nerves, excessive hunger/thirst, unusual weight loss, blurred vision, slow healing, frequent urination
Term
India
Definition
33 million/1.1 billion
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China
Definition
25 million/1.3 billion
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US
Definition
20 million/0.3 billion
Term
costs ______ per year
Definition
$100 billion
Term
effects of diabetes(7)
Definition
atherosclerosis (damage blood vessel leads to heart attack & stroke), kidney failure, amputations, nerve dysfunction, impotence, hypertension
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causes
Definition
genetic (thrifty genes lower metabolism, native americans, africans, hispanic)/body shape theory (apple & visceral versus pears & cutaneous)
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___% of people with diabetes are overweight
Definition
85
Term
Metabolic syndrome (you are GOING to get diabetes if...)
Definition
1) waist f: 35+, m: 40+ / 2) 110 + glucose 3) hypertension BP 130/85+ 4)triglycerides 5) HDL<50, LDL>100, cholestrol>200mg
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health promoting, all in plants (ex. antioxidants)
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phytochemicals
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6 classes of phytochemicals
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macronutrients, energy yielding: carbs, lipid, proteins // micronutrients: vitamins, minerals (Fe, I, Ca) // water
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hormone that stops intake of glucose
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glucagon
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sugars/saccharides(3 mono, 3 di)
Definition
mono: glucose, fructose, galactose
di: sucrose, lactose, maltose
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glucose
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dextrose, absorbed directly
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fructose
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very sweet, absorbed directly (artificial sweeteners try to do this)
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RDA
Definition
1940s, government came up with it to prevent deficiency, recommended daily allowance
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DRI
Definition
2004 dietary reference intakes (promotes health)
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sucrose
Definition
table sugar, in super cane and sugar beets (avg. 170 lb/year, us), GLUCOSE + FRUCTOSE
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lactose
Definition
milk sugar, GLUCOSE + GALACTOSE
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maltose
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(germinating plant) GLUCOSE + GLUCOSE
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complex carbs are
Definition
starches, plant foods
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starch equivalent in animals
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glycogen
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beans and peas include/are ___% starch and protein
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lima, kidney, soybeans/40%
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legumes put ____ in soil
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nitrogen
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tubers
Definition
potatos, yam, cassava
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cellulose
Definition
plant polysacc of glucose, indigestible by humans
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fiber also called
Definition
roughage, soluable pectin
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whole grain includes
Definition
bran (outer, fiber & vitamin), germ (oil, E vitamin), endosperm (starch & protein)
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