16 NUTRITION
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SusanaRomero on April 18, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Carbohydrates | 1.-Simple sugars 2.- Complex Carbohydrates 3.- Dietary fiber = roughage A Water soluble fiber eg. oat bran, fruit - help to lower colesterol B Insulble fiber eg. hole grain and beans - help to prevent colon cancer Complex carbohydrate eg. grains, vegetables and fruits - provide energy Simple sugar eg. syrup,gelly, crakers, candys ans soft drinks. Suplies empty calories. |
| Cariogenics food | Produces or promoting denta decay. Refined carbohydrates, as a candys and sweets are cariogenic. |
| Factors afecting eat | 1.- The long duracion in the mount 2.- Frecuecy of intake 3.- Estimulation for salivary flow - wich is important: - Speeds clearance dietary fluoride to strengthen the tooth and assist in remineralization. |
| Protein | Build and repair the body. (20 amino acid, 8 are essencials) 1.- maintaing life and 2.- support nomal growth Complete protein (well alance - 8) 1 and 2 Partially complete, (unbalance mixture - 8) 1 Incomplete protein (not support life or normal growth) |
| Fats | Trigleycerides = lipids 6 important functions in the body Energy, fatty acids, transport vitamins, heat insulation, cell membrane, cushions. Not more 30 % of calories comes from fats. Icrease fats lead cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. |
| Cholesteral | Presence in saturated fats, Good fats = Unsaturated and poli ad monounsaturated = high density lipoproteinHDL Bad fats = cholesterol and saturated fats = low density lipoprotein LDL |
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