The Encyclopedia Of Nutrition And Good Health - S pdf

... OLESTRA. sugar See NATURAL SWEETENERS; SUCROSE. sugar beet See SUCROSE. sugarcane See SUCROSE. sugar-free foods See SUCROSE. sugarless gum See CHEWING GUM. sulfites (sulfiting agents, sodium sulfite, potassium and ... SUGAR is the product of hydrolysis of sucrose. It contains equal amounts of fructose (lev- ulose) and glucose (dextrose). It resists crystalliza- tion and prolongs...

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... harvested off the coast of California. Algi- nate is a major constituent of the cell wall and consists of polymers of acidic sugars Alginate is used by the food industry as a thickening and sta- bilizing ... yeast CANDIDA ALBICANS, Epstein-Barr virus, and herpes simplex virus. Poor nutritional status contributes to these diseases. HIV-infected patients are more susceptible...

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... dangerous levels in shellfish such as CLAMS and mussels although it does not affect the shellfish. Eating contaminated clams, mussels, and oysters causes paralytic shell- fish poisoning. The adage of ... modern-day risk. Each approach to risk assessment presents strengths and weaknesses. A common experimen- tal strategy in cancer risk assessment is based on examining cancer risk for...

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... by training. The use of anabolic steroids causes physi- cal and mental changes that may be irreversible and increase the risk of disease. (See also ANABOLISM.) androstenediol (4-androstenediol, 5-androstene- diol) ... perceived. The medulla increases the heart rate and the rate of breathing, constricts blood vessels, and relaxes bronchioles (the small air passageways...

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... flat bones and at the ends of long bones of the arms and legs. Red bone marrow fills the cavities and the ends of some long bones and most flat bones. In adults, red marrow is the site of synthesis of ... 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 supplemen...

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... Tubers, such as POTATOES and CASSAVAS, and root vegetables, such as parsnips, also supply starch. BEANS and seeds of legumes, rich sources of protein, also contain 40 percent of their weight as starch. ... walls and structures. The major classes of fiber possess different sugars as building blocks. CELLULOSE, one of the most com- mon fibers, contains only glucose. HEMIC...

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... The surfaces of the MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, and INTESTINES possess important barriers to unwanted materials and pathogenic microorgan- isms. Cells lining these passageways secrete MUCUS, a ... thus setting the stage for infections and multiple food sensitivi- ties. (See also DIGESTIVE ENZYMES; LEAKY GUT; PAN- CREAS; PERISTALSIS.) digestive disorders See GASTROINTESTINAL DI...

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... diuretics most frequently cause potassium losses because they rid the body of excess water. Diabetes, severe burns, and dietary deficiencies can also cause low potassium. Symptoms of potassium loss ... female characteristics (such as the development of breasts and the deposition of fat); and they stimulate regeneration of epithelial tissue of the uterus. Estrogen leve...

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... food-borne illnesses. Sal- monellosis can cause ARTHRITIS as a long-term side effect, as well as other chronic illnesses. In both the United States and Canada cases of salmonellosis have steadily ... (caus- ing clonorchiasis, opisthochiasis) and pork (causing TRICHINOSIS, cysticercosis, balantidiasis), among others. Seafood Poisoning SCROMBOID poisoning is an example of fish poisoni...

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... feeling of satiety, some have also been used as APPETITE SUPPRESSANTS. Gums consist of long chains of sugar units, such as glucose, galactose, and sugar acids, linked together, thus representing ... glucose has a formula of C 6 H 12 O 6 . Photosynthesis converts carbon dioxide and water to glucose, which is stored in leaves, stems, fruits, roots, pods, and seeds, as glucose, as...

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