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Nutritional Science
Chapter 7,8,9
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Define Metabolism and provide an example | The sum total of all the chemical reactions that go on in living cells. Energy metabolism includes all the reactions by which the body obtains and expends the energy from food. Example: Liver cells are the most versatile and metabolically active |
Define Anabolism and provide an example | Reactions in which small molecules are put together to build larger ones. Anabolic Reactions require energy. Example: Making of glycogen, triglycerides, and protein |
Define Catabolism and provide an example | Reactions in which large molecules are broken down into smaller ones. Catabolic reactions release energy. Example: Breakdown of glucose, triglycerides, and protein |
Define Ketosis. |