Carbohydrates
Diabetes Mellitus
Protein
Fats
Cholesterol
100
The major source of the body's energy
What are carbohydrates?
100
Type I, Type II, and Gestational Diabetes
What types of diabetes are there?
100
Amino acids
What are the building blocks of the body's tissues and organs?
100
Adipose tissue
What are excess triglycerides stored as?
100
All cells membranes
Cholesterol is an essential component of?
200
Sugars and starches
What are the two major groups of carbohydrates?
200
Type I
Which kind of diabetes requires insulin?
200
Essential amino acids
The body is unable to make in sufficient amounts to meet the body's metabolic needs?
200
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
What is fat composed of?
200
Cortisone, adrenaline, estrogen, and testosterone
Cholesterol is necessary for production of which hormones?
300
One sugar, and is easily digested
What is a monosaccharide?
300
Hypoglycemia- excessive insulin secretion
What happens when blood sugar is less than 70mg?
300
Contain all 9 essential amino acids
What are complete proteins?
300
Triglycerides= 3 fatty acids
What is most of the fat in our bodies stored as?
300
The brain, nerve tissues, and blood
Where is cholesterol found?
400
Double sugars made from the union of one molecule glucose and one molecule of another monosaccharide
What are disaccharides?
400
The pancreas
Which organ is responsible for the production of insulin?
400
Circulation, immunity, growth and maintenance of tissue, regulation, energy, provision of structure (muscles, scar tissue, blood vessels, bone)
What are the functions of protein?
400
Fuel supply, fuel reserve, organ protection, insulation, transports vitamins
What are the functions of fat?
400
Coronary artery disease, cancer, type II diabetes, hyperntension
Dangers of increased cholesterol intake?
500
10 or more glucose units. Yield simple sugars on digestions
What are polysaccharides composed of?
500
Polyuria (increased urination) Polydipsia (increased thirst) Polyphagia (increased hunger)
What are the three P's that hyperglycemia(high blood sugar) causes?
500
Catabolism
What is the breaking down of tissue?
500
Trans fats
What is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil to increase shelf life?
500
Omega 3's Polyunsaturated fatty acids
What decreases rick for cardiac disease?
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