Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Satisfaction when eating to stop eating
Satiety
Chemical substances that are essential parts of a diet
Nutrients
Nutrient if left out of your diet leads to signs of poor health, and body doesn’t produce enough.
Essential nutrient
Six carbon sugar that exists in a ring form.
Glucose
A waxy lipid found in all body cells.
Cholesterol
Type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes
No insulin for one and two is insufficient insulin production.
Loss in blood flow to the brain because of blood clot.
Stroke
Compound containing H,C,&O atoms.
Ex: sugar, starch,& fiber
Carbohydrate
Contains much C,& H but little O. Sometimes has other atoms. Don’t devolve in water include fats, oils, & cholesterols.
Lipid
Food and body compounds made of amino acids, contain C, H, O,& N. Sometimes other atoms.
Protein
Needed in small amounts to regulate and support chemical reaction in the body.
Vitamins
Element used to promote chemical reactions and form body structures.
Mineral
Needed in gram quantities
Macronutrients
Needed in Mg and mG
Micronutrients
Carbohydrate composed of only one monosaccharide or two disacorides
Simple sugar
Carbohydrate composed of many sugar units.(polysaccharide)
Ex: glycogen, starch, & fiber
Complex carb
Complex carbohydrate made of multiple units of glucose attached together in a form the body can digest.
Starch
Structural basis of plant and animal organisation , take up and secrete compounds into their surroundings.
Cell
A link between two atoms such as the sharing of electrons.
Bond
Substances in plant foods not digested by the stomach or small intestine.
Fiber
Natural fiber found in foot is dietary fiber
Compound that speeds rate of chemical reaction, but isn’t altered reaction. Almost all are protein and all are genetic material.
Enzyme
Building block for proteins containing central carbon atom with nitrogen and other atoms attached.
Amino acid
Interaction between two chemicals that changes both chemicals
Chemical reaction
Any substance lacking carbon atoms bodes to hydrogen atoms in chemical structure.
Inorganic