CLINICAL NUTRITION HSC 4572 CHAPTER 1 UCF

CLINICAL NUTRITION HSC 4572
CHAPTER 1 UCF


Nutrientsac-acanswers--
Chemicalacsubstancesacinacfoodacthataccontributeactoachealth,acmanyacofacwhichacareacessentialacpartsaco
facaacdiet.acTheyacprovideaccaloriesactoacfulfillacenergyacneeds,acmaterialsacforacbuildingacbodyacparts,acan
dacfactoractoacregulateacnecessaryacchemicalacprocessesacinactheacbody



EssentialacNutrientsac-acanswers--
aacsubstanceacthat,acwhenacleftacoutacofacaacdiet,acleadsactoacsignsacofacpoorachealth.acTheacbodyaceither
accannotacproduceacthisacnutrientacoraccannotacproduceacenoughacofacitactoacmeetacitsacneeds.acIfacadde
dacbackactoacaacdietacbeforeacpermanentacdamageacoccurs,actheacaffectedacaspectsacofachealthacareacrest
ored.



Glucoseac-acanswers--Aacsix-
carbonacsugaracthatacexistsacinacaacringacform;acfoundacasacsuchacinacbloodacandacinactableacsugaracbound
actoacfructose;acalsoacknownacasacdextrose,acitacisaconeacofactheacsimpleacsugars.




Cancerac-acanswers--Aacconditionaccharacterizedacbyacuncontrolledacgrowthacofacabnormalaccells.



Cardiovascularac(heart)acdiseaseac-acanswers--
Aacgeneralactermacthatacrefersactoacanyacdiseaseacofactheacheartacandaccirculatoryacsystem.acThisacdiseas
eacisacgenerallyaccharacterizedacbyactheacdepositionacofacfattyacmaterialacinactheacbloodacvesselsac(harde
ningacofactheacarteries),acwhichacinacturnaccanacleadactoacorganacdamageacandacdeath.acAlsoactermedacco
ronaryacheartacdiseaseac(CHD),acasactheacvesselsacofactheacheartacareactheacprimaryacsitesacofactheacdisea
se.



Cholesterolac-acanswers--
Aacwaxyaclipidacfoundacinacallacbodyaccells;acitachasacaacstructureaccontainingacmultipleacchemicalacrings.a
cCholesterolacisacfoundaconlyacinacfoodsacofacanimalacorigin.