PROTEIN FATS WATER Flashcards
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• Repair worn-out or wasted tissues
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• To build new tissues
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• Use by the body in manufacturing hormones, enzymes, and antibodies
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• Transport oxygen and nutrients in the blood
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• Essential in the clotting of blood (______ is converted into ______ which is the main structural component of blood
P R O T E I N, fibrinogen, fibrin
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• Are active in regulating osmotic pressure within the body fluids to maintain body circulation and water balance
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• Normal parts of the body fluid except bile and urine
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• ______ protein cannot be stored by the body, it requires a new supply daily
Dietary
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• ______ protein may be burned to supply heat and energy to the body if the diet does not supply adequate calories from other sources
dietary
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• ______ (Protein– Calorie Malnutrition is a nutritional disease caused by inadequate intake of protein
Kwashiorkor
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• ______ is a type of nutrition deficiency disorder caused by severe
protein deficiency, while ______ is a type of nutrition deficiency disorder caused by severe malnutrition
Kwashiorkor, marasmus
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• Too much protein in the diet puts strain on the ______ and ______ which
process the excess
liver, kidneys
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• it increases the ______ excretion of ______, which in turn reduces the amount of calcium available for use by the body
urinary, calcium
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• Are building blocks of protein
Amino Acids
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• The fundamental structural units of protein
Amino Acids
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Amino Acids
• ______ of the known amino acids are required for the synthesis of tissue protein
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Amino Acids
• The body can synthesize the majority of these amino acids or obtain them from the ______
diet
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Amino Acids
• Some amino acids can not be synthesized in amounts adequate for ______ needs
metabolic
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• Are needed but can be synthesized by the body in adequate quantities
Non-essential Amino Acids
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• Are needed but not synthesized by the body
Essential Amino Acids
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Foods that contain all 8 of the essential amino acids are known as ______.
complete proteins
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______ are found mostly in meat and dairy products.
Complete proteins
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______ is the only complete protein that comes from a plant source.
Soy protein
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Other proteins, called ______, must be eaten in combination with each other to make complete proteins. For example, beans are often eaten with ______ to make a complete protein.
incomplete proteins, corn tortillas