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Advanced Nutrition
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| long term sum of all forces of metabolic equilibrium for a given nutritent | nutrient balance |
| nutrient intake-nutrient utilization=? | changes in body nutrient reserves |
| T or F? Balance is not a function of metabolic regulation | False |
| nutrient composition and constituents, not a static content | nutrient turnover |
| measure role of activity of a pathway | nutrient flux |
| functional pool | pool that is directly involved with bodily functions |
| precursor pool | contains substrates from which a nutrient or metabolite can be synthesized |
| pool that is a buffer of material that can be made available to the functional pool when required | storage pool |
| t or f ? essential minerals and nutrients do have a precursor pool | False |
| What is the purpose of measuring the size of the pools for a nutrient assessment? | to derive quantitative information about overall rates and processes |