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WHAT IS THE STUDY OF FOOD & HOW IT AFFECTS THE HUMAN BODY & INFLUENCES HEALTH?   NUTRITION  
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WHAT ARE THE THREE CLASSES OF NUTRITION?   1. CARBOHYDRATES 2. PROTEINS 3. LIPIDS  
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WHAT ENCOMPASSESS ALL THE WAYS IN WHICH THE BODY CHANGES & USES NUTRIENTS?   METABOLISM  
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GOOD NUTRITION IS ESSENTIAL TO ______________   WELLNESS  
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POOR NUTRITION CONTRIBUTES TO ______________   DISEASE  
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WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR THE BODY AND THE BRAIN TOTALLY RELIES ON GLUCOSE FOR ENERGY?   CARBOHYDRATES  
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WHAT ARE THE 2 SOURCES OF CARBS   SIMPLE SUGARS & COMPLEX CARBS  
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CORN SYRUP, MOLASSES, MILK, HONEY, SUGAR, SUGAR BEETS & FRUITS   SIMPLE SUGARS  
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VEGGIES, CEREAL, PASTA, BREADS, GRAINS & LEGUMES   COMPLEX CARBS  
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pROTEIN "COMPLEX" ARE MADE UP OF_______________   AMINO ACIDS  
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WHAT ARE SUPPLIED BY FOOD OR SUBSTANCES SINCE THE BODY CAN'T MANUFACTURE THEM?   ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS  
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ARE SYNTHESIZED BY THE BODY (MADE)   NON-ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS  
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WHY DO WE NEED AMINO ACIDS FOR?   PROTEIN SYNTHESIS  
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2 TYPES OF PROTEIN SOURCES   COMPLETE AND INCOMPLETE  
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ARE MOSTLY FROM ANIMAL SOURCES, MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, EGGS & MILK   COMPLETE  
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ARE PLANT SOURCES, GRAINS, NUTS, LEGUMES, SEEDS, & VEGTABLES   INCOMPLETE  
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2 INCOMPLETE =   1 COMPLETE PROTEIN  
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WHAT ARE FATS, INSOLUBLE IN WATER, MADE OD CARBON, HYDROGEN & OXYGEN, SOLID AT ROOM TEMP, LIQUID AT ROOM TEMP   LIPIDS  
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HDL'S   GOOD CHOLESTEROL  
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LDL'S   BAD CHOLESTEROL  
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3 TYPES OF LIPIDS   GLYCERIDES, STEROLS, & PHOPHOLIPIDS  
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ARE TRUE FATS   GLYCERIDES  
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WHAT IS LIKE CHOLESTEROL AND ARE SYNTHESIZED IN THE LIVER?   STEROLS  
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WHAT TRANSPORTS LIPIDS IN THE BLOOD?   PHOPHOLIPIDS  
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WHAT IS DENSE SOLID FATS (ANIMAL) THAT INCREASES CHOLESTEROL   SATURATED FATS  
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LIGHTER AND LESS DENSE & LIQUID AT ROOM TEMP AND THAT MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE AND STROKE   UNSATURATED FATS  
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THEY ARE A KIND OF SATURATED FATS & THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE MORE HARMFUL THAN SATURATED FATS   TRANS FATS  
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A, D, E. K. WHEN THE BODY CAN STORE   FAT SOLUBLE  
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C,B COMPLEX WHEN THE BODY CAN NOT STORE   WATER SOLUBLE  
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WE CANNOT STORE THEM, THEY MUST BE EATEN DAILY OR TAKE SUPPLEMENTS. THEY ARE EXCRETED EASILY AND TOXCITY IS RAE.   WATER SOLUABLE  
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FOR VISION   VITAMIN A  
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REGULATES CALCIUM LEVEL AND IN SUNLIGHT   VITAMIN D  
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ANTIODANT   VITAMIN E  
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SYNTHESIS OF CLOTTING FACTORS & BONE DEVELOPMENT   VITAMIN K  
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CELL METABOLISM & NERVEOUS SYSTEM.   B-COMPLEX  
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COLLAGEN AND IMMUNE FUNCTION   VITAMIN C  
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3 MAJOR MINERALS   CALCIUM, PHOSORUS & POTASSIUM  
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FOR BONES AND TEETH   CALCIUM  
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FOR THE HEART FUNCTION   MAGNISIUM  
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AIDS IRON METABOLISM   COPPER  
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HELPS PREVENT CAVITIES   FLORIDE  
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SYNTHESIS OF A THYROID HORMONE -LOW IODINE CAUSES HYPOTHYROID   IODINE  
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GROWTH ENZYMES   ZINC  
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MAKES HEMOGLOBIN AND WHEN THERE IS A DEFIENCY IN IRON CAUSES ANEMIA AND FINGERNAILS BECOME BRITTLE & SPOONED SHAPED   IRON  
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