Chewing the Fat
Cholesterol is needed to produce this
What is hormone production?
This is a psychophysiologic eating disorder in teenage girls whereby they have a distorted body image and a morbid fear of being fat although they are extremely thin as a result of self starvation.
What is anerexia nervosa?
This is the most common form of diabetes
What is Type II Diabetes?
People practicing the Jewish faith should not eat a cheeseburger because of this
What is Kosher food law?
This should be suspected in a stroke victim who coughs frequently when eating.
What is dysphagia?
People with gallbladder issues should avoid this macronutrient
What is fat?
An individual's genetic predisposition for increased body fat is reinforced by this.
What is inappropriate family food patterns?
Persistent hyperglycemia during pregnancy can result in an increased risk of intrauterine death and also this disorder.
What is macrosomia?
Pork chops would not be a diet choice for people practicing these major religions.
What is Judaism, Hinduism, Seventh-Day Adventist or Islam?
Due to digestive issues resulting from thick mucus, cystic fibrosis patients have to take these on a daily basis with meals.
What are digestive enzymes?
This should comprise the greatest proportion of dietary fatty acids.
What are monosaturated fats?
Emotional stress may trigger this factor that can lead to obesity.
What is stress eating?
This is the term used to describe too much glucose in the blood.
What is hyperglycemia?
Collard greens and salt pork are common in this culture
What is the southern US?
This is what a person with Ciliac Disease must avoid.
What is gluten?
The main function of this organ is to hold bile
What is the gallbladder?
These are two standards that are easy to assess health relative to weight.
What are BMI and waist circumference?
This can be the result of exercise in Type 1 diabetics who take insulin
Hypoglycemia
Psychologists believe that this may have been a protective mechanism from the past that protected children from eating harmful foods when they were just becoming independent from their mothers.
What is food neophobia?
People in heart failure must restrict this micro nutrient.
What is sodium?
these are the four fat-soluble vitamins
A, D, K, E
This is the minimal fat percentage that women should have (the minimal amount required for health)
What is 12%?
This is considered the HA1c number at which a person is considered to have diabetes mellitis (according to your textbook).
What is 6.5% or above?
Sweets tend to stimulate the release of these chemicals in the brain
What are endorphins?
This vitamin is important in aiding vision and helping to build tissue and healthy skin.
What is Vitamin A (Retinol, or Beta Carotene)?