Chapters 1 + 2 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Possible contaminants in drinking water include:
Microorganisms
Disinfectants
Inorganic chemicals
Radionucleotides
The pancreas is responsible for secreting insulin?
True
Normal blood sugar levels can be misleading?
True
Sugars from food are quickly absorbed into bloodstream?
True
Insulin helps the sugar move from the bloodstream up into cells ?
True
Polysaccharides are converted in the mouth by Maltase enzymes?
False
Monosaccharides are the end product of carbohydrate digestion?
True
Where is sucrose changed into glucose and fructose in the body using the enzyme sucrase?
The small intestine
A healthy liver regulates the use of ___ by allowing certain levels to circulate in the blood for use by the cells of the body
Glucose
Lipogenesis is:
The conversion of excess glucose into fatty acids and triglycerides that can be stored as body fat
Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar levels
Lactose is found in higher quantities in human milk than in cows milk
True
When water passes through limestone and Dolomites, it picks up naturally occurring:
Calcium and magnesium
Conditions linked to dehydration:
Back pain
Kidney stones
Migraines
Chronic fatigue
Factors that influence individual water requirements:
Climate
Activity level
Diet
Body size
Carbohydrates play an important role in helping regulate the metabolism of:
Their follow macronutrients
What sugars are broken down into glucose in the liver?
Galactose and fructose
What hemicelluloses have cholesterol lowering activity?
Glucomannans
Galactomannans
Water is invoked in almost every body function?
True
Water is composed of what 3 atoms?
2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen
What is believed to promote skin healing by increasing skin hydration?
Hyaluronan
On average. How many courts of water do we need a day, including food?
3 quarts
More than 77% of river discharge in North America is affected by dams
True
Lipolysis
The process when fat reserves are converted back into fatty acids for body fuel
