Human Digestion SCI/241 Human Digestion The beginning of the digestive process starts with the smell and sight of food which activate the salivary glands. The mouth is the point at which food enters the digestive tract and continues the digestive process by chewing food. The food is then broken down into pieces and moistened by salivary glands which turn food into a bolus. The bolus goes down the pharynx into the esophagus which connects the pharynx to the stomach. The stomach is an organ
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Week 2 iLab 1. Select a sweetener. Sucrose 2. Explore the history of the sweetener (when it was developed‚ its composition). Sucrose‚ according to our text‚ is composed of one glucose (the most common sugar molecule) molecule and one fructose (the sweetest natural sugar) molecule. The bond is called glycosidic linkage. Because of this mixture‚ Sucrose is known to be sweeter than lactose or maltose (the other 2 out of the 3 most common disaccharides‚ which is a carbohydrate compound consisting
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Week 2 Worksheet – Chapters 3‚ 4‚ and 5 ACROSS 1 The movement of a substance from one place to another due to the substance’s kinetic energy. Diffusion 3 The smallest living structural and functional unit that is enclosed by a membrane. Cell 6 The point at which a substance becomes evenly distributed throughout the solution and the concentration gradient disappears. equilibrium 7 One cell or a group of highly specialized epithelial cells that secrete substances into ducts‚ onto
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measure success‚ evidence of the plans effectiveness by addressing the identified problem or need‚ and the evaluation of potential health risks that may develop if the plan is not implemented. So basically this paper is going to be about a realistic nutrition and exercise plan that best suits me. A current health problem that I am facing is the fact that I am overweight for my age. Although I am pregnant there really is not much that I can do about it until after I have the baby. I was however overweight
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nutrient. For nutrients you do not want a lot of‚ you need to stick to servings containing a %DV closer to 5%. For nutrients that you do want a lot of‚ then aim for foods that have a 20% or above %DV per serving. When reading nutrition facts labels and when figuring out nutrition‚ always remember the 5-20 rule; 5% is low and 20% is high. A food that has a good example of the "5-20 rule" that I found in my pantry was “Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup.” I am in the process of trying to lose a few pounds
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Assignment: Risk Assessment By Jennifer Josey April 7‚ 2012 Instructor Erin Rust Summary Malathion has been introduced to our City Council here in Wilhelmville. We as a community are looking for a pesticide to kill these insects destroying our crops‚ however in reviewing information found and presented to us and our council we have a split decision. Below is what we have been presented with by concerned citizens of the community. When presenting this information to the members of the council
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com/article/291672-water-soluble-vitamins-and-deficiency/ Tumbarello‚ E. (2012). Food Sources That Contain Water Soluble Vitamins. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/238322-food-sources-that-contain-water-soluble-vitamins/ Wiley‚ J. (2000-2012). Grosvenor‚ Nutrition: Everyday Choices. : John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc.
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Understand Your Fats and Fiber Len A Hayman Nutrition/ SCI 241 November 28‚ 2013 Dr. Joseph F. Robare Understand Your Fats and Fiber Bad fats are saturated and trans fats. Saturated fats are mostly in meats‚ dairy products and tropical oils. Saturated fat raises both bad cholesterol and good cholesterol‚ while trans-fat only raises bad cholesterol. This makes trans fats technically worse than saturated fats. The better fats would be monounsaturated and polyunsaturated
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Nutrition and Fitness Paper Jacqueline Willard SCI 100 January 31‚ 2011 Megan McClaire Nutrition and fitness in today’s busy society is tougher now than ever before. Men and women work day and night‚ so squeezing fitness routine is not always the easiest thing. Not only is fitness tough but trying to eat a proper meal is even tougher when fast food is always around. This paper will show how fitness and nutrition is not easy in a busy forty hour plus work week. And some people
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Nutritional Plan Name SCI/241 Date Teachers Name Final Paper For nine weeks this course had me analyzing my dietary and exercise habits. I researched my eating habits at the USDA Food Pyramid Guide and was provided with recommendations on what and how much I should be eating. This information combined with recommended exercises and information I learned in this class has resulted in my creating a lifetime personalized nutrition‚ diet‚ and exercise plan. First and foremost
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