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Decks in this class (21)

Evolution of the Human Diet
What are substances obtained from...,
Do we need large or small quantit...,
Do we need large or small quantit...
28  cards
Human Body
What is involved in every process...,
What is the group of chemical rea...,
What are reactions that serve to ...
88  cards
Nutrition Label
What is the amount of food that i...,
What described the nutrient conte...,
What is the proportion of the dai...
36  cards
Carbohydrates
Do simple carbs or complex carbs ...,
Do simple carbs or complex carbs ...,
What is a simple sugar that is no...
94  cards
Diabetes
What is the most common test used...,
Which type of diabetes is it when...,
Which type of diabetes are you us...
17  cards
Lipids
What are large non polar molecule...,
What are the 3 types of lipids,
Are lipids soluble do they dissol...
59  cards
Cardiovascular Disease
What is the leading cause of deat...,
What is the process by which plaq...,
What is the death of part of hear...
17  cards
Proteins
What represent a diverse array of...,
What molecules is protein made up of,
Does protein contain sulfur
68  cards
Energy Balance
What is the point where energy in...,
What is the point where energy in...,
What does positive energy balance...
37  cards
Overview of Micronutrients
Which food is said to be the new ...,
What is a carbon containing subst...,
What is needed in small amounts b...
43  cards
Overview of Micronutrients - Vitamins and Minerals
Is sodium an example of a major t...,
Is potassium an example of a majo...,
Is chloride an example of a major...
34  cards
Nutrients in Energy Metabolism
Which class of vitamins is the mo...,
Is vitamin b a fat soluble or a w...,
How is vitamin b excreted from th...
59  cards
Antioxidants
What occurs when molecules lose e...,
What sometimes happens when oxyge...,
What is an atom or molecule conta...
38  cards
Cancer
What is the second leading cause ...,
Why is early detection of cancer ...,
Why is caution not particularly h...
45  cards
Ketogenic Diet for Cancer
What food do they recommend cutti...,
What is the alternative fuel that...,
What are byproducts of fat metabo...
52  cards
Nutrients in Bone Health Part 1
What is the thick fibrous vascula...,
What bone is the strong dense out...,
What bone is strong but not so ri...
65  cards
Nutrients in Bone Health Part 2
What is a water based fluid that ...,
What does blood transport to ever...,
What does blood pick up for excre...
56  cards
Nutrients in Immunity
What are the 4 major components o...,
What is a nearly continuous barri...,
What are the 2 main types of whit...
58  cards
Vegan Diet
What is a vegan diet,
Why are plant foods considered to...,
Why is plant foods being consider...
23  cards
Nutrition for Pregnancy
What is the inability of a couple...,
What is the most common cause of ...,
Is the nutritional status of the ...
51  cards
Nutrition for Breastfeeding and Infant Diets
For how long does the aap recomme...,
How long does the who recommend c...,
What are some non nutritional ben...
28  cards

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