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Decks in this class (15)

Cardioprotective Diet for CHD
Explain coronary heart disease chd 1,
Explain cerebrovascular disease 2,
Explain peripheral artery disease 3
54  cards
Lipoprotein Metabolism
Classification of lipids 1,
Explain cholesterol synthesis 2,
What is the largest source of cho...
21  cards
Nutrition and Cancer
What are tumors 1,
What are the two classes of tumors 2,
Explain benign tumors 3
71  cards
Hypertension and Nutrition
Explain systolic pressure 1,
Explain diastolic blood pressure 2,
What is considered to be the norm...
27  cards
Type 1 Diabetes
What is diabetes 1,
What is pre diabetes 2,
What is t1d 3
30  cards
Non-Nutritive Substances
Explain food additives 1,
What are the most common additive...,
Explain pica 3
14  cards
Folic Acid
What is the difference between na...,
Explain folates 2,
How dos food folates can be expec...
31  cards
WHO Growth Chart
What are the three important fact...,
Explain who growth reference stud...,
Explain stunting 3
8  cards
Nutrition and GI disorders
The gastrointestinal system consi...,
What three words can describe the...,
Gi system carries these out in sy...
52  cards
Kidney Disease and the Urea Cycle
What is haemodialysis 1,
Where is urea produced 2,
What is the major nitrogenous exc...
13  cards
Gene Nutrient Interactions
Explain nutrigenetics 1,
Explain nutrigenomics 2,
Explain the nutritional genomics ...
33  cards
Mock Test
Which of these is a long term cli...,
When carbohydrate is substituted ...,
Gras is 3
25  cards
Revision slides Weeks 7, 8 and 9
What is coeliac disease 1,
Explain how damage to the intesti...,
What are some deficiencies common...
69  cards

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Nutrition in Practice

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