nutrition Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
Q

GLUCOSE

A

most efficient energy source
all sugars are converted to glucose

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2
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fructose

A

sweetest of all sugars

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3
Q

disaccharides

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sucrose : glucose + fructose
maltose : glucose + glucose
lactose: glucose + galatose

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4
Q

satuarated fat acid

A

no double bonds, satuarated with hydrogen

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5
Q

unsaturated fat acid

A

one or more double bonds

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6
Q

LDL bad guys

A

carries the cholesterol from the liver

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7
Q

HDL good guys

A

picks up cholesterol to the liver

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8
Q

fat soluble vitamin

A

A D E K

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9
Q

essential amino acids

A

acids that CANNOT synthesized by body
there are 9

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10
Q

non essential amino acids

A

synthesized by body
there are 11

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11
Q

vitamin A

A

essential for night vision
contribute to the formation of ameloblast

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12
Q

vitamin D

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helps absorbtion of calcium and phosphorus
deficiency cause rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults

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13
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vitamin E

A

acts as antioxidant

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14
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vitamin K

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important in blood clotting

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15
Q

B1

A

cause beri beri
most cause deficiency of B1 is alcoholism

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16
Q

B2 riboflavin

A

angular chelitis

17
Q

B3 niacin

18
Q

B12 colabamin

A

assist in folate metabolism
deficiency cause pernicious amenia, memory problem

19
Q

vitamin C

A

deficiency cause scurvy
helps wound healing

20
Q

calcium

A

most abundant MINERAL in the body

21
Q

microminerals

A

iron
fluoride
iondine: deficiency cause goiter
zinc

22
Q

carbohydrate + digest by mutans = lactic acid

23
Q

normal pH of the mouth

24
Q

pH of enamel

25
pH of cementum
6.2 - 6.7
26
xylitol helps raise pH
PROMOTE remineralization
27
most of nutrients are absored in
small intestine pH is 8
28
kwashiokor
protein deficiency, phù nề ở bụng (edema in abdoment and legs)
29
marasmus
protein deficiency ốm
30
pica
consumption of non nutritive food (soil,etc)
31
bulimia
tự ói
32
anoxeria
ăn nhưng móc họng ói ra , obsessed with diet
33
A1C level
ideal is 7% or less normal is 4.5-6
34
crohn's disease
inflammation of digestive tract
35