Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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The disease is a condition, in which a person is not able to perform all the metabolic and the physiological processes. The existence of the condition causes many other complications such as loss of appetite and decreased
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Nutrition plays a vital role in a person's overall health and well-being. Not getting enough of the recommended nutrients over the long term can lead to malnutrition which often results in disease and illness.
In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, address the following:
Define malnutrition and identify a specific disease that can result from it.
Perform library research about the selected disease and explain its physiological effects on a person's body.
Describe the relationship between specific foods/nutrients and the disease. Use the questions below to guide your response.
a) Does research indicate that a lack of specific foods/nutrients increase a person's chance of contracting the disease?
b) Are there specific foods/nutrients that should be avoided by an individual afflicted with the disease?
c) How do specific foods/nutrients work physiologically within the body to help combat the disease?
Evaluate nutritional recommendations to help…
Which of the following statements regarding dietary nutrients is
FALSE?
Macronutrients provide cells with energy whereas micronutrients provide
protein cofactors.
Water soluble vitamins can be stored long-term.
Enriched foods contain synthetic vitamins to replace natural vitamins lost
during processing.
Fortified foods contain vitamins and minerals not originally found in the
foods.
The majority of B vitamins must be converted to their active form in the
body.
Two general roles for nutrients are to provide_____and______ . Nutrients required in small amounts that often assist in enzyme function are called _______. Nutrients that are elements are called________ . Nutrients that cannot be synthesized by the body are called_______ nutrients.
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Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 11 - Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM)...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2RQCh. 11 - Prob. 3RQCh. 11 - Prob. 1CTCh. 11 - Prob. 2CTCh. 11 - Prob. 1SCCh. 11 - Prob. 2SCCh. 11 - A healthy digestive system defends against...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4SCCh. 11 - Prob. 5SC
Ch. 11 - Prob. 6SCCh. 11 - Prob. 7SCCh. 11 - Prob. 8SCCh. 11 - Men suffer more often from heart attacks than...Ch. 11 - Smoking powerfully raises the risk for CVD in men...Ch. 11 - Which of the following minerals may help to...Ch. 11 - Prob. 12SCCh. 11 - Prob. 13SCCh. 11 - Prob. 14SCCh. 11 - Prob. 15SCCh. 11 - Prob. 16SCCh. 11 - Prob. 17SCCh. 11 - Prob. 18SCCh. 11 - Prob. 19SCCh. 11 - Prob. 20SC
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