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NUTRITION CHAPTER 6
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Dentistry
Undergraduate 1
02/17/2014

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Term
ATP
Definition
•ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE
•MAIN FORM OF ENERGY USED BY THE CELLS
Term
ANABOLISM
Definition
•USE OF ABSORBED NUTRIENTS TO BUILD OR SYNTHESIS MORE COMPLEX COMPOUNDS
•REQUIRES ENERGY
Term
APPETITE
Definition
•EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PEOPLE TO SEEK AND EAT FOOD EVEN WHEN NOT HUNGRY
Term
BEE
Definition
•BASAL ENERGY EXPENDITURE
•PERSON'S TOTAL CALORIE REQUIREMENT
Term
BMR
Definition
•BASAL METABOLIC RATE
•ENERGY REQUIRED FOR INVOLUNTARY PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS TO MAINTAIN LIFE
•INCLUDES RESPIRATION, CIRCULATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSCLE TONE AND BODY TEMP
Term
CALORIMETER
Definition
•DEVICE USED TO MEASURE KCALS
Term
CATABOLISM
Definition
•BREAKDOWN OF COMPLEX SUBSTANCES INTO SIMPLER SUBSTANCES
•FAT OXIDATION
Term
COENZYME
Definition
•MOLECULE NEEDED TO ACTIVATE AN ENZYME
Term
COFACTOR
Definition
•ELEMENT SIMILAR TO AN ENZYME IN THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE REACTIONS, BUT THE MOLECULE REQUIRED IS A MINERAL OR ELECTROLYTE
Term
GLUCONEOGENESIS
Definition
•SYNTHESIS OF GLUCOSE FROM NONCARBOHYDRATE SOURCES
Term
GLYCEMIC EFFECT
Definition
•AMOUNT A CARBOHYDRATE INCREASES THE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL
Term
GLYCOGENESIS
Definition
•PROCESS BY WHICH SUGARS, INCLUDING FRUCTOSE, GALACTOSE, SORBITOL, AND XYLITOL ARE STORED AS GLYCOGEN
Term
HIGH-ENERGY PHOSPHATE COMPOUNDS
Definition
•INSTANT SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR CELLS
•ATP UNITS THAT THE BODY USES FOR ENERGY
Term
HORMONES
Definition
•COMPOUND PRODUCED AND SECRETED BY CELLS OF THE BODY, TRANSPORTED IN THE BLOOD TO ANOTHER SITE WHERE IT HAS A SPECIFIC REGULATORY FUNCTION
Term
HUNGER
Definition
•PHYSIOLOGICAL DRIVE TO EAT
Term
INDIRECT CALORIMETRY
Definition
•METHOD TO ESTIMATE METABOLIC ENERGY BY MEASURING OXYGEN CONSUMPTION, CARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCTION, RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT, AND RESTING ENERGY EXPENDITURE AS A MEANS TO ASSESS AND MANAGE A PATIENTS NUTRITION
Term
INSULIN
Definition
•HORMONE THAT LOWERS BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
Term
KETONURIA
Definition
•KETONES EXCRETED IN THE URINE AS A RESULT OF HIGH LEVELS IN THE BLOOD
Term
KETOSIS
Definition
•ACCUMULATION OF KETONE BODIES IN THE BLOOD
•SAME AS KETOACIDOSIS
Term
KCAL
Definition
•AMOUNT OF HEAT NEEDED TO INCREASE THE TEMP OF 1 KG OF WATER 1 DEGREE CELSIUS
•MEASUREMENT OF THE POTENTIAL ENERGY VALUES OF FOODS AND ENERGY WITHIN THE BODY, EQUIVALENT TO 1000 CALORIES
Term
LIPOLYSIS
Definition
•FAT BREAKDOWN
Term
METABOLISM
Definition
•CONTINUOUS PROCESSES WHEREBY LIVING ORGANISMS AND CELLS CONVERT NUTRIENTS INTO ENERGY, BODY STRUCTURE, AND WASTE
Term
OXIDATION
Definition
•PROCESS OF HYDROLYZING TRIGLYCERIDES INTO TWO-CARBON ENTITIES TO ENTER THE KREBS CYCLE FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION
Term
PEDOMETER
Definition
•INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE THE APPROXIMATE DISTANCES COVERED IN WALKING BY RECORDING STEPS
Term
POSTABSORPTIVE STATE
Definition
•TIME WHEN DIGESTIVE AND ABSORPTIVE PROCESSES ARE MINIMAL, NOT AFFECTING THE BASAL METABOLIC RATE
Term
RENAL FAILURE
Definition
•INABILITY OF KIDNEYS TO MAINTAIN NORMAL FUNCTION OF EXCRETING TOXIC WASTE MATERIALS
Term
THERMIC EFFECT
Definition
•INCREASE IN METABOLISM THAT OCCURS DURING DEGESTION, ABSORPTION, AND METABOLISM OF ENERGY-YIELDING NUTRIENTS
Term
KETOACIDOSIS
Definition
•SAME AS KETOSIS
Term
T/F
INSULIN IS A HORMONE THAT DECREASES BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS
Definition
TRUE
Term
T/F
EVEN DURING SLEEP, THE BODY REQUIRES ENERGY
Definition
TRUE
Term
T/F
BMR STANDS FOR BLOOD MALNUTRITION REACTION
Definition
FALSE. IT STANDS FOR BASAL METABOLIC RATE
Term
T/F
A MALNOURISHED PATIENT WOULD HAVE A LOW BMR
Definition
TRUE
Term
T/F
THE HYPOTHALAMUS CONTROLS HUNGER AND SATIETY
Definition
TRUE
Term
T/F
HUNGER IS THE SAME AS APPETITE
Definition
FALSE. HUNGER IS PHYSIOLOGICAL, APPETITE IS A DESIRE (PSYCHOLOGICAL)
Term
T/F
FATS ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF QUICK ENERGY
Definition
FALSE
Term
T/F
THE KIDNEYS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING NUTRIENT BALANCE WITHING THE BODY
Definition
TRUE
Term
T/F
KETOACIDOSIS CAN OCCUR AS A RESULT OF STRICT CARB RESTRICTION
Definition
TRUE
Term
T/F
VITAMINS ARE A SOURCE OF ENERGY
Definition
FALSE. ONLY FATS, CARBS, PROTEINS, AND ALCOHOL ARE SOURCES OF ENERGY
Term
WHAT ARE THE 2 MAJOR CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF METABOLISM?
Definition
•CATABOLISM
•ANABOLISM
Term
THE RATE OF CATABOLISM IS USUALLY ___________ THAT OF ANABOLISM IN A HEALTHY ADULT
Definition
•EQUAL TO
Term
ANABOLIC PROCESSES REQUIRE ___________
Definition
ENERGY
Term
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE LIVER?
Definition
•IT CONTROLS THE KINDS AND QUANTITIES OF NUTRIENTS IN THE BLOODSTREAM
•IT CONVERTS ALL MONOSACCHARIDES TO GLUCOSE TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR CELLS
•DETOXIFIES DRUGS
Term
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE KIDNEYS?
Definition
•REMOVES WASTE PRODUCTS FROM THE BLOOD AND, LIKE THE LIVER, CONTROLS THE LEVELS OF MANY NUTRIENTS IN THE BLOOD
Term
WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT THE BMR?
Definition
•SLEEP
•AGE
•PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
•SURFACE AREA
•STATE OF HEALTH
•BODY COMPOSITION AND GENDER
•ENDOCRINE GLANDS
•TEMPERATURE
•FASTING AND STARVATION
Term
HYPERGLYCEMIA
Definition
•HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE
Term
HYPOGLYCEMIA
Definition
•LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE
Term
AMINO ACIDS ARE TRANSPORTED THROUGH ___________ TO THE ___________
Definition
•PORTAL VEIN
•LIVER
Term
THE LIVER IS AN _________ MONITORING ___________
Definition
•"AMINOSTAT"
•INTAKE AND BREAKDOWN OF AAs
Term
CATABOLISM OCCURS IN ______________________
Definition
•LIVER, MUSCLE, AND KIDNEYS, CREATING UREA AS A WASTE PRODUCT
Term
THE LIVER REGULATES _____________
Definition
•FAT METABOLISM
Term
LIPOGENESIS CONVERTS _________ TO _______
Definition
•GLUCOSE TO FAT
Term
LIPOLYSIS BREAKS DOWN ________
Definition
•FAT
Term
HOW MANY DRINKS A DAY SHOULD YOU LIMIT YOURSELF TO?
Definition
WOMEN: 1 DRINK PER DAY
MEN: 2 DRINKS PER DAY
Term
WHAT IS THE ENERGY VALUE OF ALCOHOL?
Definition
•APPROXIMATELY 7KCAL/G
Term
THOSE WHO ABUSE ALCOHOL ARE AT RISK FOR ___________
Definition
•POOR NUTRITION
Term
EXCESSIVE INTAKE OF ANY NUTRIENT (PROTEIN, CARBS, ALCOHOL, FAT) RESULTS IN _______________
Definition
•EXCESS ENERGY BEING STORED AS ADIPOSE TISSUE
Term
POTENTIAL ENERGY VALUE OF FOODS IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF _____________
Definition
•KILOCALORIES OR CALORIES
Term
METABOLISM OF NUTRIENTS IN THE KREBS CYCLE RESULTS IN _______
Definition
•ATP PRODUCTION
Term
EER
Definition
•ESTIMATED ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
•KCAL INTAKE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN ENERGY BALANCE IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
•KCAL INTAKE NEEDED
Term
TO LOSE WEIGHT AND PREVENT WEIGHT GAIN, AIM FOR ABOUT ____________________
Definition
•60 MINUTES OF MODERATE TO VIGOROUS INTENSE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON MOST DAYS
Term
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST WEIGHT _____________ MAY BE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN WEIGHT LOSS
Definition
•60-90 MINUTES PER DAY
Term
FOR 1 lb WEIGHT LOSS PER WEEK:
Definition
•DECREASE CALORIC INTAKE BY 500 KCALS/DAY
• 2235 - 500 = 1735 KCAL / DAY
• -500 X 7 = -3500 KCAL / WEEK

•COMBINE WITH EXERCISE TO LOSE 2lbs / WEEK
Term
WHAT ARE THE PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING HUNGER?
Definition
•CNS (HYPOTHALAMUS)
•DISTENTION OF STOMACH
•FAT IN DUODENUM
•HORMONAL SECRETIONS
Term
STUDIES SHOW THAT WEARING A PEDOMETER ____________
Definition
•SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES THE NUMBER OF STEPS PER WEEK
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