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Undergraduate 1
10/04/2011

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What is catabolism
Definition
The processing of foods to their ultimate end products of energy and tissue constituents
Term
What kinds of foods are saturated fats found in?
Definition
• Animal origins: beef, pork, lamb, egg yolks, dairy fats like butter and cream
• Plant origins: coconut oil and palm oil
Term
What are the benefits of vitamin supplementation: (pg. 188-9)
Definition
Water soluble=
• Produces energy
• Red blood cell synthesis
• Nerve tissue synthesis and maintenance
B-12 Supplement=
• Avoids deficiency
Vitamin C=
• Helps form collagen
• Aids in wound healing and resilience of ligaments and tendons
• Enhances body’s ability to absorb iron from foods
• Enhances immune response
Vitamin C and vitamin E=
• Enhances body’s ability to absorb iron from fruits
• Enhances immune response
Fat soluble=
• Vitamin A-Maintains tissue essential for vision
Term
What is Anorexia
Definition
• Characterized by self-imposed starvation • Often coupled with compulsive and excessive physical exercise • As the anorexic sees the pounds melt away, the compulsive behaviors intensify, producing a self-destructive downward spiral • May have a desperate desire to exert control over at least one aspect of their lives • May have low self-esteem, and not eating and over-exercising may be the only way they believe they can alter their physical selves • Some may become anorexic as a form of self-punishment for imagined shortcomings • Life threatening disorder • Needs both physical and psychological treatment to recover
Term
What is Bulimia
Definition
• Characterized by a pattern of binge eating and purging (vomiting or use of laxatives) • Wider range of intensity and persistence of the compulsive behaviors than anorexia • Many people “dabble” in bulimic behaviors • Used by athletes to enhance performance • Used as a manifestation of deep-seated emotional problems similar to anorexic people • Often maintains fairly normal body weight and physical appearance • Can have serious psychological effects • Too much repetition can result in irritation of the esophagus and pharynx, and can result in bleeding and permanent scarring • Repeated exposure to the strongly acid stomach secretions damages teeth and gums • Laxative abuse irritates the tissues of the lower digestive tract, and can cause dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, which, in turn can trigger life-threatening cardiac irregularities
Term
Active Range of Motion Exercise involves...
Definition
Involves self-initiated, self-powered movement of the joint muscles through the entire range of motion
Term
Examples of complex carbs
Definition
Whole grains, Fruit, Oats, Potatoes, Carrots, Corn
Term
Examples of Non-complex carbs
Definition
Sugar, Honey, Corn syrup
Term
What does the hypothalmus do
Definition
stimulates the pituitary gland and the sympathetic (accelerating) portion of the autonomic nervous system.
Term
What is protein
Definition
Raw material. It is for muscle tissue growth and repair
Term
What is stress
Definition
physiological response to an event or situation, perceived by the brain as requiring action
Term
What is ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone)
Definition
Substance causing the adrenal glands to release stress hormone
Term
What is cortisol
Definition
a stress hormone (the other two named in the book are epinephrine and norepinephrine)
Term
What are signs and symptoms of prolonged adaptation response
Definition
increase or decrease of appetite, impatience, irritability, difficulty concentrating
Term
What is the percentage breakdown for carbs, proteins, and fats
Definition
Carbs 55-57%
Proteins 18-21%
Fats 20-35%
Term
Macro nutrients(required by the body in large quantities)
Definition
carbs, fats, protein, and water
Term
What is BMR – Basal Metabolic Ratio
Definition
the amount of daily energy expended by humans and animals at rest.
Term
Sound nutrition in a Godly Body care program (3)
Definition
Discipline
Moderation
Wisdom/Discernment
Term
What is the act of a body care program?
Definition
Stewardship
Term
Factors that do not affect flexibility
Definition
The amount of lbs a person can lift
Term
Col 1:16-17
Definition
For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
Term
1 Cor 6:19-20
Definition
1 Cor 6:19-20 – Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God with your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Term
1 Tim. 4:8
Definition
For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and that which is to come.
Term
Scripture that supports the physical body value by saying....
Definition
The body was created
Vehicle to do God’s work
Plan for man’s redemption
Owned by God
Term
What is dualism
Definition
Focuses on the children of the kingdom
Children of Satan
Body and Soul
Term
Confusion and attitudes of Christ and today concerning the body
Definition
Plato’s view of man (Soul = good, body = bad)
Asceticim’s Do’s and Don’ts
Misunderstanding the teachings of Christ
Term
Minimum number of calories to deflect stressors
Definition
1200-1800
Term
When to consume majority of Calories?
Definition
75% of daily caloric intake between 10am and 3pm
Term
Scenario – reduce calorie intake by 500 calories per day and increase activity to lose 250 calories per day. How many lbs would you lose in one week? You would be intaking 750 calories LESS each day and it takes 3200 (I’m not 100% sure about this number) calories to make a lb
Definition
1 1/2 or 1.5 lbs.
Term
What is the best way to reduce stress?
Definition
Proper nutrition and excercise
Term
What is PNF
Definition
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (passive stretching)
Term
% or Americans with back pain?
Definition
60-80%
Term
Plant sources of fat are saturated fats, true or false
Definition
False
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