Having faint tingling sensation, constant tiredness, irritability, calf pain, trouble walking, and memory issues, trouble focusing are symptoms of being deficient in which vitamin (or mineral)?

Q: Explain the functions, food sources of Vitamin D ?

A: The body remains healthy only when it has a balanced diet, which means the diet is full of…

Q: Explain Events of the Absorptive?

A: The alimentary canal is a long tube inside the body. Any food in the alimentary canal is outside the…

Q: What is a normal range of glucose for a person

A: Glucose test Glucose is the major energy source in the body and plays a vital role in meeting an…

Q: Explain the changes in liver metabolism that occur when blood glucose levels drop after a meal has…

A: When a meal is consumed which is rich in starch or carbohydrates, it immediately increase the blood…

Q: Vomiting is usually preceded by increased salivation, sweating, increased heart rate, pallor, and…

A: Vomiting is the process of throwing up the contents present in the gastrointestinal tract through…

Q: Define the role of pancreatic amylase ?

A: The digestive system of the human body mainly comprises ten organs. This is the most complicated and…

Q: Feeling depressed, tired, irritable, muscle weakness, frequent headaches, some numbness, and…

A: Vitamins are the organic molecules which are available in the various foods and are required by our…

Q: Describe the process of fat emulsification.

A: A biomolecule is also called a biological molecule. These are synthesized by cells of living…

Q: Explain the difference between hunger and appetite, and list factors that affect each.

A: Hunger and appetite are two different things. Hunger is the physical need for food, while appetite…

Q: Distinguish between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia and their associated symptoms.

A: The term "blood glucose level" refers to the quantity of glucose in a person's blood. Insulin is the…

Q: Excess intake of what vitamin can mask the early signs of a vitamin B12 deficiency and lead to…

A: Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and…

Q: What causes a stress ulcer?

A: A group of cells having a similar structure, function, and origin is called tissue. The damaged…

Q: What physical activity that can change the glucose concentration and how to restore and maintain to…

A: Introduction Diabetes is a long-term disease which affects the way your body converts food into…

Q: When a person undergoes gastric bypass surgery, can their hunger, appetite, and satiety cues change?

A: Gastric bypass surgery is used for management of obesity. As the name suggests, in this surgery, the…

Q: Explain how people can become obese even if theirintake of dietary fat is relatively low compared…

A: Introduction  In the present-day scenario, weight management is really a tough task. With this…

Q: People with extremely restricted caloric intake often complain?

A: Restricted caloric intake is a kind of diet that is mainly concerned with losing weight but not…

Q: Describe the primary absorptive process in the large intestine?

A: Absorption is a process through which the nutrients are absorbed from the lumen of the alimentary…

Q: In general terms, describe the effects of malnutrition, including both overnutrition and…

A: A balanced diet is defined as the optimal supplement of nutrition to the body which keeps the body…

Q: List the nutrients required by the body, describe the chemical digestion of organic nutrients, and…

A: The gastrointestinal tract is the point of entry as well as the absorption of nutrients. GI tract…

Q: How does obesity have preventative measure.

A: Obesity could be a complex illness including an intemperate sum of body fat. Obesity isn't just a…

Q: What can an excess of magnesium cause?

A: Magnesium is very vital mineral that is responsible for important activity in body.

Q: How is vitamin B12 absorbed?

A: Absorption of a component from food is governed by various enzymes. The enzymatic activity is very…

Q: How does excess weight cause imbalances that result in medical conditions?

A: Excess body weight is a very serious global epidemic. Since the rapid incriment in the number of…

Q: Why is it important to have a proper diet and nutrition? Why is carbohydrate intake important,…

A: Carbohydrates, often known as carbs, are sugar molecules. Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose…

Q: Differentiate between these three types of disordered eating and the causes and health effects of…

A: Eating disorders are define as a psychological disorders of eating behaviour which affact the…

Q: eeling flushed, hot, being unable to stop sweating, and blurred vision are symptoms of being…

A: Answer. Vitamin B12

Q: What are the drawbacks of unhealthy eating and excessive dieting?

A: Extreme dieting entails drastically cutting calorie consumption in order to shed a large number of…

Q: List three potential effects of excessive intake of foodsassociated with food cravings.

A: Food craving refers to the intense, uncontrollable desire for a specific food. The individual with…

Q: What is ghrelin? What is its effect on appetite? Is there any substance that has an opposite effect?

A: Hormones are the chemical messenger molecules secreted by the glands of the endocrine system and…

Q: What are the different between Intermittent Fasting and Ketagenic Diet?

A: Diet plays a very important role in well - being of an individual. A balanced diet refers to a diet…

Q: How is vitamin D synthesized in the body

A: Vitamin D is also known as sunshine vitamin. It's active form is calcitriol which is synthesised in…

Q: Describe the physiological factors that influence hunger and satiety.

A: Question is related to function of feeding centre in the brain.  Detailed solution in step 2.

Q: Uda was brought to the clinic with yellowing of the skin over the trunk and extremities along with…

A: Uda was brought to the clinic with yellowing of the skin over the trunk and extremities along with…

Q: During the absorptive state, assuming a balanced diet without need for gluconeogenesis, give…

A: The question asks that during the absorptive state of a body, consider a balanced diet without the…

Q: Cite at least three fat-soluble vitamins and provide their functions Cite at least three…

A: Vitamins are organic substances required in minutes quantities for the regulation of cellular…

Q: Write the deficiency symptoms of vitamin B1.

A: Vitamin B1 is also known as thiamine and its active form is thiamine pyro phosphate.

Q: Shouldn’t people with diabetes or prediabetes stop eating carbs because they raise blood sugar?

A: Diabetes or diabetes mellitus is a lifelong disorder characterized by inefficiency of the body to…

Q: What is the role of melanocortins in control of appetite?

A: Melanocortins are a group of peptide hormones which include adrenocorticotropic hormone and the…

Q: Is there any genetic grounds for obesity?

A: Obesity can be defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in body that increases the risk of…

Q: Discuss how water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed?

A: Water soluble vitamins are not stored in body and hence require constant replenishment from diet.…

Q: asey is a cyclist, about to begin a race. Draw a figure showing their blood glucose level earlier in…

A: Carbohydrates are easily digestible and provide instant fuel for body functioning. The body consumes…

Q: What are the three factors that affect appetite?

A: Nutrition is a process in which an organism uses food to support its life as food provides energy…

Q: People who consume little fat but excess carbohydrates can still become obese. How is this result…

A: A balanced diet  helps a human being for living good and healthy life. It is very crucial to know…

Q: Importance of Physical Indicators of Nutritional Status ?

A: What is nutritional status? Nutritional status is defined as the status of a person, a population…

Q: How bad to have high or low  sodium intake in the diet?

A: Sodium acts as both an electrolyte and mineral in our body. The normal sodium intake should be…

Q: Indicate important dietary sources of minerals and describe how each is used.

A: The body needs numerous minerals; these are called fundamental minerals. Fundamental minerals are…