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Nutrition
basic vocab from nutrition 210
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
03/09/2011

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Term
Sucrose
Definition
Glucose + Fructose
Term
Lactose
Definition
Glucose + Galactose
Term
Maltose
Definition
Glucose + Glucose
Term
Enzymes
Definition
protiens speed up chemical reaction: Trypsin and Pepsin
Term
structural
Definition
Keratin, Collagen, Elastin
Term
structural
Definition
Keratin, Collagen, Elastin
Term
Condensation
Definition
removal of H20
Term
Hydrolysis
Definition
Addition of H20
Term
histidine
Definition
only essntial for children
Term
common limiting amenio acids
Definition
lysine methionine
Term
lack of protein but efficient calories
Definition
kwashiorkor
Term
TSE
Definition
transmissible spongiform Encephalopathies
Term
BSE
Definition
Mad cow (human vCJD
Term
Triglycerides
Definition
3 fatty acids bound to 1 glycerol
Term
Hydrogenation
Definition
solid room temp, more stable, more trans fatty acids
Term
Essential fatty acid
Definition
linolenic
Term
Cholesterol
Definition
Bile, membrane structure, vitamin D synthesis,
Term
Protein deficiency will have a negative effect on
Definition
Vitamin A absorption
Term
vitamin A deficiencies
Definition
Night Blindness, Stunting of growth, Xeropthalmia
Term
Vitamin A toxicity
Definition
Blood, Bones, Nervous, skin, liver
Term
Vitamin D
Definition
Sunshine vitmin Produced by cholesterol and UV light. Calcium and phosphorus
Term
vitamin D deficiency
Definition
rickets, osteomalacia
Term
Vitamin D Toxicity
Definition
Bones, Blood, Nervous, Excretory, Tissues
Term
vitamin k
Definition
come from intestines and diet. = blood coagulation
Term
Thiamin B1 deficiency
Definition
beriberi - polished rice
Term
Thiamin B1 uses
Definition
metabolism, RNA, GI Track
Term
Riboflavin B2
Definition
coenzyme - no deficiency disease (you die)
Term
Niacin B3 deficiency
Definition
Pellagra- Dermatitis, Diarrea, DEmentia, Death
Term
Niacin composition
Definition
trytophan + niacin
Term
Required Enrichment
Definition
Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Iron, Folic Acid
Term
Folic Acid Deficiency
Definition
megaloblastic anemia and Neural Tube disorder
Term
Cobalamine B12
Definition
5 years supply requires an intrinsic factor
Term
B12 deficiencies
Definition
Megaloblastic anemia, pernicious anemia
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