Protein
These small building blocks link together to form proteins.
What are amino acids?
This dietary eating pattern encourages higher consumption of potassium, calcium, and magnesium to help manage blood pressure.
What is the DASH diet?
These compounds found in foods help protect the body and are associated with promoting health.
What are antioxidants and phytochemicals?
This is the most abundant mineral in the human body.
What is calcium?
This type of tissue makes up the blood within the circulatory system.
What is connective tissue?
Unlike carbohydrates and fats, proteins contain this additional element.
What is nitrogen?
This condition occurs when the body loses water, has an electrolyte imbalance, or experiences both.
What is dehydration?
This vegetable was specifically associated with reducing the risk of bladder cancer
What are carrots?
These bone cells are responsible for building new bone tissue.
What are osteoblasts?
This mineral's absorption is increased by consuming vitamin C.
What is iron?
This part of an amino acid is responsible for making one amino acid different from another.
What is the side chain (R group)?
This process describes water moving across a selectively permeable membrane toward an area of higher solute concentration
What is osmosis?
Eating seven or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily has been associated with a reduced risk of these two major diseases.
What are cardiovascular disease and cancer?
These bone cells break down existing bone tissue during bone remodeling.
What are osteoclasts?
This condition occurs when the body accumulates too much iron, potentially causing iron toxicity.
What is iron overload (hemochromatosis)?
This essential amino acid can be more challenging for people following vegetarian diets to obtain.
What is lysine?
Drinking excessive amounts of water can cause this condition, characterized by abnormally low sodium in the blood.
What is hyponatremia?
This term describes damage that occurs when free radicals impair lipids, proteins, RNA, and DNA.
What is free radical-induced damage?
This is the active form of vitamin D that helps regulate calcium in the body.
What is calcitriol?
This mineral is involved in all reactions related to ATP, the body's main energy-carrying molecule.
What is magnesium?
Consuming protein at approximately this time after exercise supports muscle tissue repair.
What is within one hour after exercise?
These three structures work together in regulating the body's water balance.
What are the kidneys, hypothalamus, and endocrine glands?
This condition occurs when free radical levels become unbalanced with the body's detoxification and repair capabilities.
What is oxidative stress?
These four minerals must be present for proper bone remodeling to occur.
What are calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and fluoride?
One metabolic process builds larger molecules, while the other breaks molecules down. Identify both.
What are anabolism (building) and catabolism (breaking down)?