The Encyclopedia Of Nutrition And Good Health - W pptx

... min- erals like tin and nickel for which there is no estab- lished role in the body. The amounts of nutrients vary according to the variety of wheat and the soil conditions where it was grown. Whole ... on the average 13 g of water per 100 calories with a typical diet. Thus oxidation of 100 g of car- bohydrate yields 60 g of water; the oxidation of 100 g of pro...

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... than were people with the marker who ate lower-fat diets. In a separate 2000 study of Americans between the ages of 40 and 50, those who carried the apoE-4 gene and whose diet con- sisted of 40 ... role of diet in maintaining health. Inadequate nutrition is linked to some of the most profound diseases of the last half-century. We now understand that incorporat- in...

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... of the sched- uled flight. Religious meals include kosher, Hindu, and Muslim. For medical conditions, bland, diabetic, GLUTEN -free, low-CALORIE, low-CARBOHYDRATE, low- CHOLESTEROL, low-fat, and ... studying 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 cardiova...

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... physicians, of whom 11 percent smoked. The purpose of the study was to test whether a beta-carotene supplement reduced the risk of cancer and heart disease as well as whether low-dose aspirin reduced 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...

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... study showed that the risk increased only slightly in women who consumed as many as three cups of coffee a day, but another study showed that women who consumed between one and three cups of coffee ... be lowered with an eating plan low in total fat, satu- rated fat, and cholesterol and rich in fruits, vegeta- bles, and low-fat dairy products. More recently, another landmark stu...

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... can be swallowed. In the first stage of swallowing, chew- ing pulverizes food and mixes it thoroughly with SALIVA. The tongue forces the BOLUS (wad) of food back into the mouth and into the upper ... mass of the small intestine. The upward leg of the hoop represents the “ascending colon”; the top of the hoop represents the “transverse colon”; the downwar...

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... of the products of a pathway can inhibit the first step of the pathway ( FEEDBACK INHI- BITION) to slow the flow of materials. As examples, ATP can shut down GLYCOLYSIS (glucose break- down) and ... usually weigh between two and five pounds when sold for consumption. The tuber flesh is crisp and sweet when eaten raw. When cooked it resembles the potato. One cup, raw, of...

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... sub- stances that limit the growth of pathogenic organ- isms and stimulate the IMMUNE SYSTEM. The composition of colonic bacteria varies with the composition of the diet, the transit time (the speed ... method of estimating body FAT. This test relies on a mea- surement of the width of a fold of skin on the back of the upper arm or other part of the bo...

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... percent of grapes grown worldwide and represent the common table grape and are used in the production of famous wines. Worldwide grape production is around 67 million metric tons, 60 percent of which ... in the cell, indicat- ing a saturation of another energy-yielding path- way (the KREB’S CYCLE). RED BLOOD CELLS and other cells without the mitochondria cannot use o...

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... end and a hydrophilic (water-attract- ing) end. They form a ball-shaped shell, in which the attracting portions of the molecules face out- ward to interact with water, while their hydropho- bic ... tightness at the center of the chest, possibly spreading to the left arm and shoulder and to the neck and jaw. There may also be nausea and vom- iting, shortness of brea...

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