The Encyclopedia Of Nutrition And Good Health - B pot

... body needs both the < /b> insoluble and < /b> solu- ble forms of < /b> fiber provided by a balanced diet. At the < /b> top of < /b> the < /b> list of < /b> high-fiber cereals are All Bran (Kellogg) with extra fiber and < /b> Fiber One (General Mills), ... a unique blend of < /b> PROTEIN, FAT, and < /b> CARBOHYDRATE for the < /b> newborn infant. Furthermore, initial breast- feeding m...

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... mole- cules occurring in the < /b> blood and < /b> other body fluids and < /b> in solutions in general. Electrolytes control the < /b> distribution of < /b> water among the < /b> blood, cells, and < /b> tis- sues, and < /b> the < /b> spaces between them; ... lining the < /b> cavities and < /b> ducts of < /b> the < /b> body and < /b> all body sur- faces. The < /b> epithelium fo...

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... lower blood sugar levels. Despite the < /b> popular- ity of < /b> oat bran as a source of < /b> water-soluble fiber, it provides both water-soluble and < /b> insoluble fibers. The < /b> water-soluble fibers are completely de- graded ... mixture of < /b> sol- uble fiber and < /b> insoluble fiber; both kinds are needed for health.< /b> Sources of < /b> insoluble fiber include skins of < /...

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... Among the < /b> many responsibilities of < /b> the < /b> NRC is the < /b> development and < /b> evaluation of < /b> nutrient stan- dards for good < /b> health.< /b> In 1941, the < /b> Food and < /b> Nutrition < /b> Board of < /b> the < /b> NRC published the < /b> Recom- mended ... oxygen-binding pig- ment of < /b> the < /b> oxygen-transport protein, HEMOGLO- BIN ); THIAMIN...

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... of < /b> height, and < /b> brittle, accident-prone bones, particu- larly the < /b> spin and < /b> hip. Calcium is preferentially lost from the < /b> long bones of < /b> the < /b> legs, the < /b> spine, the < /b> jaw bone, the < /b> wrists and < /b> the < /b> ankles when there ... energy balance, and < /b> thus obesity. Regions of < /b> the < /b> brain, such as the < /b> HYPOT...

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... starvation, the < /b> blood levels of < /b> ketone bodies rise, and < /b> more of < /b> them cross the < /b> BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER to be taken up by nerve tis- sue, where they are burned for energy. Conse- quently, the < /b> brain requires ... in the < /b> blood, which tends to raise blood pH. As the < /b> meal is digested, chloride ions are reabsorbed by the < /b> INTESTINE and < /b...

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... starvation, the < /b> blood levels of < /b> ketone bodies rise, and < /b> more of < /b> them cross the < /b> BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER to be taken up by nerve tis- sue, where they are burned for energy. Conse- quently, the < /b> brain requires ... vegetables may slow brain aging. Extracts of < /b> blueberries and < /b> strawberries reversed age-related decline in lab animal brain function....

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... is burned and < /b> dis- solves in the < /b> bloodstream. Carbonic acid breaks down to bicarbonate, and < /b> the < /b> mixture of < /b> bicarbon- ate and < /b> carbonic acid is maintained by RED BLOOD CELLS and < /b> the < /b> kidneys. Bicarbonate ... AMERICANS.) carbohydrate digestion The < /b> conversion of < /b> starch and < /b> dietary carbohydrates to simple sugars that can...

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... (DRI) The < /b> most re- cent set of < /b> dietary recommendations established by the < /b> Food and < /b> Nutrition < /b> Board of < /b> the < /b> Institute of < /b> Medicine. They update and < /b> expand the < /b> RECOM- MENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES the < /b> benchmark ... in the < /b> blood stream, which pro- vided a sense of < /b> well-being and < /b> satiety. The < /b> prob...

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... digest and < /b> absorb FAT and < /b> oils and < /b> fat-soluble vitamins. When the < /b> INTESTINE detects food and < /b> fat released by the < /b> stom- ach, the < /b> intestine releases the < /b> hormone CHOLECYS- TOKININ into the < /b> bloodstream, ... support the < /b> spleen, an organ that filters and < /b> cleans the < /b> blood. Berberine-containing plants are not recommen...

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