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a substance that promotes normal growth, maintenance, and repair.
Major Nutrients are carbs, lipids, and proteins.
others are vitamins and minerals and water |
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Complex = starches
simple
broken down to glucose, used by cells to make atp. Excess is converted to glycogen |
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Most abundant = triglycerides, found in animal and plants
essential fatty acids = linoleic and linolenic acid found in vegetables (unsat fats) |
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| Functions of dietary fats: |
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-help the body to absorb viatmins
-are a major energy fuel of liver cells and skeletal muscle
-component of myelin sheaths and all cell membranes |
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| Complete and Incomplete proteins |
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Complete meet all the body's amino acid needs and are found in eggs, milk, milk products, and meat, and fish.
Incomplete proteins are found in legumes, nuts, seeds, grains, and vegetables. |
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-Essential amino acids, the building blocks for nonessential amino acids
-Nitrogen for non protein nitrogen-containing substances.
Daily intake should be .8g/kg of body weight |
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the rate of prtein synthesis equals the rate of breakdown and loss
-positive = synthesis > breakdown (normal in children and tissue repair)
-negative = synthesis < breakdown (stress, burns, infection, or injury) |
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organic compounds needed for growth and good health
-Help body use nutriens and function as coenzymes
-only D,K, and B are made by body
-B complex and C are water soluble.
-B12 needs gastric intrinsic factor to be absorbed |
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| all chemical reactions necessary to maintain life |
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-food fuels are broken down w/in cells and some of the energy is captured to produced ATP
-Anabolic = small to big
-Catabolic= big to small |
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