The Encyclopedia Of Nutrition And Good Health - K pps

... This protein con- tains high levels of the sulfur-containing AMINO ACID , CYSTEINE. The cysteine sulfur atoms of adja- cent keratin chains cross-link with each other, making keratin resistant ... passes through the convoluted tubules of the nephron, where most of the sodium chloride is reabsorbed into the blood. The tubules help regulate the sodium content and the...

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... SODIUM con- sumption lowers the risk of hypertension and related heart and kidney diseases, and adequate FIBER intake helps maintain the health of the digestive tract and lowers the risk of colon ... Reference Intakes (DRI) The most re- cent set of dietary recommendations established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine. They up...

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... the warmth of that association. The mother of a formula-fed infant can offer the same closeness and stimulation as the BREAST-FEEDING mother. In 1998 an estimated 29 percent of women in the United ... effective- ness of the immune system. The production of T- lymphocytes and red blood cells requires rapid DNA synthesis. An iron-dependent enzyme synthesizes DEOXYRIB...

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... intes- tine. The jejunum is about 8 feet long and lies between the DUODENUM (the first 10 inches) and the ILEUM, the last 12 feet of small intestine. Like other regions of the small intestine, the jejunum possesses ... few of the vitamins and trace miner- als, and none of the fiber lost during food manufacture. Overnutrition is a second consequence of diets...

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... rainbow trout. Lake trout is a large deep-lake trout found in Canada, the Great Lakes, and in deep lakes of the Northeast. Lake trout from the Great Lakes is likely to be con- taminated with ... fat and skin. The amounts of skin and fat vary because there are no of cial stan- dards for fat content for ground turkey. The food label may indicate the percentage of fat co...

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... sup- port, and the kidneys may drop, placing a kink in the ureter. The rate of blood flow through the kid- ney is extremely high; about 10 percent of the total blood pumped each minute enters the kid- neys. ... lower the risk of HEART ATTACK and STROKE because they block the formation of dangerous blood clots. On the other hand, in excess they may increase the...

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... 1.0, increases the risk of CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. The National Task Force on the Prevention and Treat- ment of Obesity concluded that yo-yo dieting may not pose serious health risks (1994). OBESITY ... PLUMS, RASPBER- RIES, STRAWBERRIES, and vegetables like CAULI- FLOWER and EGGPLANT. The commercial source is birch bark. Xylitol is used in sugar-free gum and diet foo...

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... nutrition is linked to some of the most profound diseases of the last half-century. We now understand that incorporat- ing specific nutrients and eating appropriate foods can reduce the risk of ... health. This change represents a health revolution,” based on advances in the science of nutrition. It is even changing the outlook of health professionals. The old m...

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... whether a low- fat, high-fiber diet may reduce the risk of develop- ing Alzheimer’s disease just as it lowers the risk of other diseases associated with aging, like cardiovas- cular disease and ... nutrition is linked to some of the most profound diseases of the last half-century. We now understand that incorporat- ing specific nutrients and eating appropriate foods can re...

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... can- cer is still the most direct: stop smoking. The results from CARET and the ATBC Trial suggest that smok- ers should avoid taking beta-carotene supplements. The results of the Physicians’ Health ... Institute of Finland. The purpose of the study was to see if certain vitamin supplements would prevent lung and other cancers in a group of 29,133 male smokers in F...

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