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Nutrition Exam 1
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Undergraduate 3
09/27/2010

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Term
macronutrients
Definition
-are carbohydrate, lipid and protein nutrients that ultimately provide energy to maintain body function during rest and all forms of physical exercise.
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monosaccharides
Definition
-a kind of carb.
-this molecule represents the basic unit of carbohydrates
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gluconeogenesis
Definition
-the process where animals produce glucose
-synthesizes glucose (primarily in the liver) from carbon skeletions of specific amino acids and from glycerol, pyruvate, and lactate.
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disaccharides
Definition
-two combined monosaccharides
-aka double sugar
-each molecule includes glucose as a principle component
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