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Nutrition
Bentley College NS 315
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Undergraduate 1
02/20/2008

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What are three good things that fat does for our body?

Definition
  • FAME
  • Forms Cell membranes
  • Absorbs and transports fat-soluble vitamins
  • Main form of energy stored in the body
  • Essential Nutrients
Term

What kind of fats and oils are most harmful to our health?

Definition
  • C - SAT
  • Cholesterol
  • Saturated fat
  • Acids (trans-fatty)
  • Tryiglycerides
Term

What is LDL cholesterol?

Definition

LDL cholesterol is bad cholesterol that keeps cholesterol in the blood and carries it to artery walls.

Term

What is HDL cholesterol?

Definition

HDL cholesterol is good cholesterol that takes cholesterol out of the blood to the liver.

Term
What are examples of good fats?
Definition
  • Monounsaturated oil
  • Polyunsaturated oil
Term
What is monounsaturated oil?
Definition

Monounsaturated oil is in:

  • Avacodos
  • Nuts
  • Peanut oil
  • Canola Oil
  • Lipid room temperature
Term
What is polyunsaturated oil?
Definition

Polyunsaturated oil includes:

  • Corn and soybean oils
  • Fish (trout, salmon, anchovies)
  • Lipids liquid even when refrigerated
Term
What problems can excess salt intake cause in our bodies?
Definition

Excess salt intake can cause:

  • Increasing blood pressure
  • Increasing liquid volume
  • Osmosis
  • Contributes to:
    • Heart disease
    • Stroke
Term
How much salt do people normally get compared to doctor's recommendation?
Definition

People get 3.96/2.85 when 2.3 is recommended.

Term
Pregnancy vitamin
Definition
Folic acid (B-complex)
Term

Main types of eating disorders

Definition
  • Anorexia
  • Bulimia
  • Binge-eating disorder
Term
Anorexia Characteristics
Definition

Anorexia:

  • self-restricted food intake
  • baggy clothes
  • obsessed with food/weight/clothing
  • unusual food rituals
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