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Concepts and Controversies

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show deoxyribonucleic acid, threadlike molecule that encodes genetic information in its structure  
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genes   show
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genomes   show
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chronic diseases   show
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malnutrition   show
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show components of food that are indispensable to the body's functioning. Water, Carbs, Fat, Protein, Vitamins and Minerals.  
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diet   show
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show medically, any substance that the body can take in and assimilate that will enable it to stay alive.  
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show the capability to do work  
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show containing carbon, four of the six nutrients are organic, carbs, fat, protein, and vitamins  
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grams   show
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energy yielding nutrients   show
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essential nutrients   show
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calories   show
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dietary supplements   show
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elemental diets   show
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phytochemicals   show
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show having biological activity in the body  
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show the dietary characteristic of providing all the essentials nutrients, fiber, and energy amounts sufficient to maintain health and body weight  
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show the dietary characteristics of of providing foods of a number of types in proportion to each other, such that foods rich in some nutrients do not crowd out the diet foods that are rich in other nutrients  
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show control of energy intake, a feature of a sound diet plan  
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moderation   show
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show the dietary characteristics of providing a wide selection of foods, the opposite of monotony  
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legumes   show
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show styles of cooking  
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foodways   show
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show foods associated with particular cultural subgroups within a population  
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show having an awareness and acceptance of one's own and other cultures and the ability to interact effectively with people of those cultures  
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omnivores   show
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show people who exclude from their diets animal flesh and possibly other animal products such as milk, cheese, and eggs  
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controlled clinical trial   show
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lapses   show
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motivation   show
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self-efficacy   show
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locus of control   show
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energy yielding nutrients include protein, fat and   show
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show protein  
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studies of populations in which observation is accompanied by experimental manipulation of some population members are referred to as   show
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dietary reference intakes   show
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show nutrient standard that are printer on food labels and on grocery store and restaurant signs, based on nutrient recommendations for a general 2000 calorie diet they allow consumers to compare foods with regard to nutrients and calorie contents  
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show the average daily nutrient intake estimated to meet the requirement of half of the healthy individuals in a particular life stage and gender group, used in nutrition research and policymaking and is the basis upon which RDA values are set  
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Recommended Dietary Allowance   show
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adequate intakes   show
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tolerable upper intake level   show
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acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges   show
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balance study   show
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requirement   show
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estimated energy requirement   show
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healthy eating index   show
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show a diet planning tool that sorts foods into groups based on their nutrient content and then specifies that people should eat certain minimum numbers of servings of foods from each group  
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show a diet planning tool that organizes foor with respect to their nutrition content and calories. Foods on any single exchange list can be used interchangeably.  
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discretionary calorie allowance   show
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show linking food constituents with disease states; allowable on labels within the criteria established by the FDA  
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show using approved wording to describe the nutrient values of foods, such as a claim that food is high in a desirable constutuent or low in an undesireable one  
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show on a food lable, the panel of nutrition information required to appear on almost every packaged food. Gorders may also provide the information for fresh produce, meats, poultry and seafoods.  
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structure function claim   show
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show the smallest units in which independent life can exist. all living things are single cell or organisims made of cells  
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show any of a great number of working proteins that speed up a specific chemical reaction without undergoing change themselves  
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fat cells   show
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inborn error of metabolism   show
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show also known as PKU, inborn error of metabolism that interferes with the body's handling of the amnio acids and phenylalnine, with potentially serious consequences to the braina nd nervous system in infancy and childhood.  
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show systems of cells working together to perform specialized task  
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organs   show
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show a group of related organs that work together to perform a function  
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blood   show
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show the fluide that moves from teh bloodstream into tissue spaces and then travels in its own vessesl which eventually drain back into the bloodstream  
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arteries   show
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veins   show
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capillaries   show
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show the cell-free fluid part of blood and lymph  
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extracellusar fluid   show
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show the body's organs of gas exchange  
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show the body's long tubularorgan of digestion adn the site of nutrient absorbtion  
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show a large, lobed organ that lies just under the ribs, filters blood, removes and processes nutrients, manufactures materials for export to other parts of the body and destroys toxins or stores them to keep them out of the circulatory system  
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kidneys   show
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show chemicals that are secreted by glands into the blood in response to conditions in the ody that require regulation, serves as messengers action on other organs to maintain constant conditions  
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pancrea   show
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show a hormone from the pancreas that helps lucose enter cells from the blood  
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show a hormone from the pancreas that stimulates the liver to release glusclose into the bloodstream  
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cortex   show
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hypothalamus   show
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neurotransmitters   show
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show the major hormone that elicits the stress response  
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norepinephrine   show
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show the sum of all physical and chemical changes taking place in living cells  
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show a microbe substance that is foreign to the body  
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lymphocytes   show
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show white blood cells that can ingest and destroy antigens  
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show lymphocytes that produce antibodies  
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show the fluid resulting from the actions of the stomach upon a meal  
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show cholesterol containing digestive fluid made by the liver, stored in the gallbladderand released into the intestine  
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show a common alkaline chemical, a secretion of the pancreas  
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show fingerlike projections of the sheets of the cells lining the intestinal tract  
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microvilli   show
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glycogen   show
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the nutrients in food support   show
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show an experiment in which the subjects do not know whether they are members of the experimental group or the control group  
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case studies   show
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show a group of individuals who are similar in all possible respects to the group being treated in an experiment but who receive a sham treatment instead of the real one  
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correlation   show
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show studies of populations, often used in nutrition to search for correlations between dietary habits and disease incidents  
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intervention studies   show
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laboratory studies   show
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show sham treatment often used in scientific studies  
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