Why is the Infant Mortality rate high in the USA? Introduction According to CIA World Fact book‚ infant mortality is defined as follows: "This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1‚000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate‚ and deaths by sex‚ male and female." Total: 6.06 deaths/1‚000 live births Country comparison
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substitutes; fats; free foods; combination foods; fast foods; and alcohol. Carbohydrate Counting When you eat a healthy meal or snack‚ it is usually a mixture of carbohydrate‚ pro- tein‚ and fat. However‚ your body changes carbohydrate into glucose faster than it changes protein and fat into glucose. It is the carbohydrate that makes your blood glucose level go up. In carbohydrate counting‚ you count foods that are mostly carbohydrate. These include starches (breads‚ cereals‚ pasta)‚ fruits and fruit
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Glucose is a form of energy derived from carbohydrates. All living organisms requires energy to live and thrive. When glucose is ingested it is transported through the circulatory system by the various tissues and organs. This glucose will be used by the muscular and nervous system to complete day to day task. If the body is not in need of glucose it will be stored in the form of glycogen for a later date. The entire process starts with carbohydrates‚ for this paper we will be tracing the path of
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organic molecules are carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ and proteins. Carbohydrates contain carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen with a ratio of 1:2:1‚ this means that for every 2 hydrogen atoms there is one carbon atom and one oxygen atom. They are necessary for the body to function properly because they provide the fuel that burns to produce energy. Carbohydrates come in the class of either a monosaccharide‚ disaccharide‚ or polysaccharide. Monosaccharides are the simplest form of a carbohydrate‚ disaccharides are made
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The main purpose of carbohydrate loading is to reestablish both the glycogen of the muscles and liver in order to keep hunger away during some types of competitive sports. These types of competitive sports include: marathons‚ long distance swimming‚ and cycling. Carbohydrate loading is done anywhere from a week out from a competition or event to only twenty four hours before. There are three main benefits to carb loading for athletes of sports like marathons‚ long distance swimming‚ cycling‚ and
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Protein Misfolding Brittany Mascarenhas (ID: 20471654) Corey Nixon Biol 130 Tuesday October 23‚ 2012 In an organism‚ almost every dynamic function relies on proteins. A protein ’s function is a direct result of their intricate folding‚ the simplest level of which is the sequence of amino acids. (Fitzpatrick et al‚ 2011). Each amino acid has a unique characteristic because of the physical and chemical properties in their side chains‚ which affects the function of a protein
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mostly used in processed foods such as baked goods. Fiber and lipids serve two separate functions that both help keep the body healthy. Fiber absorbs cholesterol and helps to slow the amount of glucose the body absorbs. Fiber helps collect waste and build it into one entity rather than the body having diarrhea and waste just running through the body. It allows the waste to form into a single mass before it is passed through the body. Lipids help your body collect and store energy for use
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Discovered in 1838‚ proteins are recognized as a large number of superior organic compounds that make up living organisms and are essential for their functioning. In other words proteins are the building blocks of life. They do many tasks for the human body and other organisms‚ that could not be done individually. These macromolecules could function as structural proteins and form structures such as keratin in hair‚ teeth‚ bones‚ muscles‚ collagen in connective tissues‚ horns in animals
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Analysis: Lab 1 Identifying Carbohydrates There were many ranges of color changes in the Benedicts test and Iodine stain. For the Benedicts test‚ this oxidation/reduction response changes the arrangement of the reducing sugar creating a colored precipitate. The change in color is correlated to the first concentration of the reducing sugar. For the iodine test‚ the three dimensional structure of various polysaccharides permits them to react with the iodine stain to produce a certain color. As far
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Carbohydrates serve as two main objectives in the human body to either help digest foods or to help provide energy. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate is necessary to have a regular digestive system. Majority types of carbohydrates such as sugars and starches can break down glucose to be used as energy. The movie‚ King Corn‚ is about two best friends and an acre of corn in Iowa. A small ear of corn contains 23 grams of carbohydrates. Corn can be transformed and be used in several different ways. In
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