Precision Nutrition Vocab
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| basal metabolic rate | level of energy required to sustain the body's vital functions in the waking state
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| resting metabolic rate | level of energy required to sustain the body's vital functions at rest
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| thermic effect of feeding | metabolic response to the digestion of food and the uptake of nutrients in the blood
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| NEAT | non exercise activity thermogenesis; spontaneous physical activity such as fidgeting
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| respirator quotient | ratio of the volume of CO2 expired to the volume of O2 consumed in a given period of time, indicative of the subtrates being used.
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| fast twitch muscle fibers | muscle fibers, characterized by fewer mitochondria and capillaries, which contract quickly and with relatively more force, yet fatigue more quickly than slow twitch
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| slow twitch muscle fibers | muscle fibers, rich in mitochondria and dense with capillaries, which are able to repeatedly contract for extended periods of time
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| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation
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| amenorrhea | abnormal suppression or absence of menstruation
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| thyroid hormone | one of a group of metabolically active hormones stored in the thyroid gland
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| electrolyte | compound that when placed in solution becomes an ion; regulates flow in and out of cells
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