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Terminology related to human nutrition
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Relation of food and nutrition to health
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Anti nutritional factors present in common foods
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Nutritional deficiency diseases in developing countries and their prevention measures
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  1. Acidosis: accumulation of acids, excess loss of bicarbonates.

  1. Acetyl CoA: chief precursors of lipid, imp intermediate of kreb’s cycle.

  1. Alkalosis: reduction of acids or increase of base

  1. Basal metabolism: energy needed by body for maintainance when the person is at physical, digestive and emotional rest.

  1. Beri-beri: d/s of peripheral nerves caused by Thiamin deficiency

  1. Beta-oxidation: breaking down fatty acids into 2-carbon fragments of acetyl-CoA residue.

  1. Cheilosis: swelling and reddening of lips.

  1. Cholesterol: fat related compound, a sterol, normal constituent of bile and principle constituent of gall stone, precurssor of sex hormones and adrenal corticoids, synthesized by liver.

  1. Chyme: semisolid fluid mass after gastric digestion.

10.Diuretics: agents that promote urine excretion.

  1. EAA: indespensible to life and growth, must supplied through diet.

  1. EFA: fatty acid necessary to body i.e. linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic.

  1. Gastritis: infalmmation of stomach.

  1. Geophagia: clay eating

  1. Glossitis: swollen and reddening of toungue, due to riboflavin deficiency.

  1. Glycosuria: high concn. Of glucose in urine.

  1. Goiter: inflammation of thyroid gland due to lack of iodine to produce thyroxin.

  1. Hematuria: blood in urine.

  1. Haemopoiesis: formation of blood.

  1. Keratinization: epithelial cell slough off, dry, flattened, harden, form rough horny scale due to vit. A deficienct, mostly in; resp., digest., genito-urinary tract and skin.

  1. Kwashiworker: syndrome by protein deficiency

  1. Malnutrition: syndrome due to poor diets, over eating.

  1. Metabolism: production of energy for functioning.

  1. Myoglobin: m/s protein that contains iron.

  1. Obesity: excessive adipose t/s, more than required for body function

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  1. Neoplasm: new or abnormal growth.

  1. Night blindness: inability to see at night due to lack of vit. A.

  1. Oligouria: reduced amount of urine in comparison to water intake.

  1. Osteomalacia: bone softening, due to impair mineral uptake, due to calcium and vit. D Deficiency.

  1. Pellegra: due to lack of niacin, and amino acid tryptophan (precursors of niacin) i.e. 3D d/s (dermatitis, diarrhoea, dementis/death).

  1. Xeropthalmia: cornea and conjuctiva becomes dry.

  1. Tetany: caused by abnormal Ca-metabolism.

  1. Wilson d/s: hereditary d/s, copper absorbed in brain liver and liver t/s.


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