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nutrition final 4-7
chapters 4-6
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
12/14/2011

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bloating, abdominal discomfort, diahrea

symptoms of:

Definition
lactose intolerance
Term
prevalence of lactose intolerance among various ethnice groups
Definition

high to low

asians, native americans, african americans, northern europeans.

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insulin respons to ____ glucose levels
Definition
high
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glucagon responds to ___ blood glucose levels
Definition
low
Term
less common, pancreas fails to produce insulin
Definition
type I diabetes
Term
cells fail to respond to insulin
Definition
typer II diabetes
Term
foods that contain faturated fatty acids
Definition
come from animals
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foods that contain monosaturated fatty acids
Definition
olive, canola oil
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foods that contain polyunsaturated fatty acid
Definition
sunflower, safflower, corn, flaxeed, walnuts, corn and soybean oils
Term
how does saturated fat increase the risk of heart disease
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Term
vegetarians lack the vitamins
Definition

proteins

iron

zinc

calcium

B12

Term
minerals lacking in vegetarian diets
Definition

calcium

iron

Term
excess Kcalories inthe form of carbohydrates
Definition
to glucose to glycogen stores and body fat stores
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excess kcalories in the form of protein
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to amino acids to body proteins, loss of nitrigen in urine, and body fat stores
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excess kcalories in the form of fat
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to fatty acids, to body fat stores
Term
under starvation ___ are formed
Definition
ketones
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the main substrate for ketone formation
Definition
acetyl CoA
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