BIOL 120A Chapter 1: Chapter (1)
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Calorie is a measure of energy: carbs and fat are used for energy while proteins and usually used for tissue development or as a raw material in growth, types sugar and complex carbohydrates. Crabs are broken into glucose then taken to cells via blood and converted into energy by cells using cellular respiration to power the human body. Composed of two monosaccharides chemically joined together. Common disaccharides include sucrose, lactose and maltose. Consist of 100"s to 1000"s of individual sugar units: famine or feast. Undernutrition is referred to insufficient number of kilocalories to maintain daily energy requirements. Over nutrition is referred to when people take excessive amounts of proteins and calories causing in chronic diseases and obesity. Marasmus is caused by starvation meaning the patient isn"t getting enough food to eat. Body mass index (bmi) is the most current method to determine if the person"s weight poses and threat to its life in any way: fiber in diet.
