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nutrition

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4 fat-soluble vitamins   a, d, e, k  
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3 water-soluble vitamins   b-complex, c, folic acid  
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vitamin a helps?   eye site  
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vitamin d helps?   the absorbtion of calcium and phosphorus  
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what is osteoporosis   brittle bone disease  
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what are rickets?   when dones do grow fully  
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vitamin e helps?   to promote health and is a prowerful antioxidant  
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vitamin k helps?   make protien and helps blood clot  
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vitamin B helps?   make carbs, protiens,and fats into energy  
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folic acid helps?   nueral tube development and maintains cells genetic code  
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foods high in folic acid?   oranges liver and avocados  
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foods high in vitamin k?   spinach, cabbage, green vegtables  
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what is scurvy?   a disease with bleeding gums,joint pain,and muscele bruising  
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cigarette smokes need how much more vitamin c?   twice as much  
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food high in vitamin c?   citrus fruita, berries, melons  
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rank of low GI?   60  
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Medium rank of GI?   70  
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rank of high GI?   80  
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what is cholesterol?   a waxy fatlike substance found in tissue and blood  
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what is good cholesterol?   HDL  
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what is bad cholesterol?   LDL  
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whay do we need cholesterol?   to maintain healthy cell function, to insulate nerves,creates cell membrains, and a component of bile  
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3 ways we raise good cholesterol?   not smoing, lode weight, and exersise  
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what is atherosclerosis?   formation of plaque that can clog major arteries  
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what food does cholesterol come from?   egg yolks, meat, poultry, fish, and dairy products  
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what is nutrition?   what we eat that keeps us alive  
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how many carbs do we need a day?   55-60% of daily calories  
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what are carbs made up of   carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen  
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2 types of carbs   simple and complex  
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what is gluecose   the final product if carb metabolism  
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what is glycogen?   the end product of gluecose  
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complex carbs   must be broken down into simple sugars. good for alot of energy  
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fiber is...   a complex carb  
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fiber...   does not digest, does not provide energy, helps move waste, helps prevent constipation,prevents boul/colon cancer.  
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how much firber you need a day   20 -30 grams  
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fiber food sources:   fruits, veggies, edibal skins, whole grain products, and nuts  
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2 types of fiber   insoluble and soluble  
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insoluble fibers..   digested by the body and absorbs water as it passes through  
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insoluble fiber food...   whole grains, beans, skins of fruit, potato skins, and green veggies  
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soluble fibers...   as it travels through the digestive track it turns into a gel-like substance. paces the absorbtion of carbs and decreases your bad chloesterol  
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soluble fiber food sources..   oatmeal, beans, and different types of fruit and veggies  
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what is GI?   a scale that measures the extent to which a food affects blood gluecose levels  
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high GiI foods..   rase blod glucose levels quickly  
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low GI foods..   have a small rise in blood sugar and helps reduse fat storage and decrease you chance for type 2 diabetes and increase good chloesteral  
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how many protiens do you need a day?   45-60 grams  
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protiens...   build ad maintain body cells and tissues, known as building blocks of cells, made of amino acid chains  
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how many essential amino acids do yuo need to take in thourgh diet   9  
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complete protien..   has all 9 essential amino acids  
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incomplete protiens...   lacks 1-2 essential amino acids  
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complete protien food sources   eggs meat poultry fish dairy soy  
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incomplete protien food sources   beans peas rice nuts whole grains  
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role of protiens..   builds new cells and tissues, makes hormones, emzyms,and antibodies, and provides energy if carbs and fats arent availible  
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