Ch.1
what is the bodies preferred energy source?
Carbohydrates
where does the urea cycle occur?
Liver
what do lipids provide for the body?
Insulation and energy
Including vitamins and minerals, what is needed in the body?
micronutrients
What is the most abundant CHO in nature?
Glucose
what removes the nitrogen group?
Deanimation
what waxy substance is located and produced in the liver?
Cholesterol
are vitamins an organic or non-organic source of energy?
Organic
What is rarely found in foods?
Galactose
in what cycle does BCAA metabolize and occur in ?
Glucose Alanine Cycle
what contains no double bonds and is apart of fatty acids?
Saturated Fatty Acids
what is it called with the degree in which nutrients are absorbed and used?
Bioavailability
what is the fruit sugar or levellose?
Fructose
what is one of the risks of a high protein diet?
Bone Leeching
What is structurally similar to phospholipids?
Triglycerides
Which vitamins are fat soluble?
A,D, E, and K
what yields little or no calories when consumed in certain amounts?
Alternative Sweetness
in one ingests 40 g of milk the body will utilize 50 % of the protein within he skeletal muscles. T/F
False
What is the process of covering USFA to SFA and replaces double bonds?
Hydrogenation
what acts as a coenzyme in the release of glucose from glycogen?
Pyridoxine