of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms‚ especially as structural components of body tissues such as muscle‚ hair‚ collagen‚ etc.‚ and as enzymes and antibodies. Carbohydrates: any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars‚ starch‚ and cellulose. They contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2/1) and typically can be broken down to release energy in
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Experimental Purpose The purpose of the Variables in Glucose Tolerance lab was to examine the changes in blood sugar during glucose tolerance test conducted with test rats. We will be using three rats and perform the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test to measure the glucose levels in the rats blood. The oral glucose tolerance test is a laboratory method to check how the body breaks down (metabolizes) blood sugar. Glucose is the sugar that the body uses for energy. Patients with untreated diabetes have
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Stacey Freeman Checkpoint: Three Day Analysis 1. How does your diet compare to the recommendations you received from the Food Guide Pyramid? I just recently decided that I was going to start eating healthier. I am not on a diet! That is just too much stress. However‚ I have made quite a bit of progress with changing how I eat. The recommendation that I got were not that off of what I’m trying to accomplish. I need to eat more fruit and vegetables. I have been doing well with the grain and
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puts your metabolism under stress; when you eat refined sugar‚ your pancreas secretes high amounts of insulin to prevent a dangerous spike in blood sugar levels. Because fast food and junk food don’t contain adequate amounts of protein and good carbohydrates‚...
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Donald Cook 11/12/13 English 105 Junk Food In our Society Junk food can be perceived in many different ways depending on what kind of person you are. Do you love junk food because you love the sugary flavor or do you like junk food just because it’s good? Many people can perceive this situation as one in a dangerous and harmful way. Junk food is very accessible and typically can require as little movement as possible considering the fact you can just drive through a drive-through without
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The Paleo Diet‚ an increasingly popular meal-plan in which people are taking it back to the beginning‚ the very beginning. The meal is based entirely off of the premise of the hunter-gatherer era. Mostly focused around high-protein intake and low-carbohydrate and sugar intake‚ the diet is a great way to drop those couple extra pounds‚ for the most part. Although The Paleo Diet says to cut back on fruit and cut out white potatoes‚ these two foods can actually play a part in one’s health in more than
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perspective means the type food that was consumed by human beings at that time. Seafood‚ meat‚ as well as other animal-related products makes the modern-day Paleo Diet. A Paleo Diet has high fat content‚ small or moderate animal protein and very low carbohydrate content. The level of protein in this diet should range from about 19 to 35 percent. The level of calories obtained from the protein perfectly falls within the recommended range of dietitians and health experts‚ which is about 10 to 35 percent
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Cholesterol is a soft‚ fat-like‚ waxy substance found in the bloodstream and in all your body’s cells. It’s normal to have cholesterol. It’s an important part of a healthy body because it’s used for producing cell membranes and some hormones‚ and serves other needed bodily functions. But too high a level of cholesterol in the blood is a major risk for coronary heart disease‚ which leads to heart attack. It’s also a risk factor for stroke. Hypercholesterolemia is the term for high levels of blood
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were originally made by living things e.g. carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ proteins‚ nucleic acids Inorganic compounds – are compounds do not contain carbon as a main element Organic compounds | Composition | Function | Proteins | Carbon‚ hydrogen‚ oxygen and nitrogen | Used in the structure‚ storage‚ movement and transport of cells for growth and repair. | Lipids | Carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen | Stores energy but is more difficult to release than carbohydrates. It breaks down into fatty acids and glycerol
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and the biuret test. Carbohydrates include reducing and non-reducing sugars also starches. They have a general Formula of CnH2nOn.They can be classified into three main groups‚ Monosaccharide‚ Disaccharide and polysaccharide. Carbohydrates have many uses such as: for energy‚ for storage of food in both plant and animal cells e.g. Starch‚ chloroplasts‚ for structure in plant cells e.g. cellulose have a structural use in plant cell walls giving it structure. Carbohydrates are sweet and soluble in
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