CMPT-201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Sidestream Smoke, Herbalism, Muscle Hypertrophy
1 Apr 2016
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Enterotoxins poisons that act upon mucous membranes, such as those of the digestive tract. Environment canada the federal agency that is responsible for regulating pesticides and establishing water quality standards. Environmental tobacco smoke (ets) the combination of exhaled smoke (mainstream smoke) and smoke from lighted cigarettes, pipes, or cigars (sidestream smoke) that enters the air and may be inhaled by other people. A catalyst is a compound that facilitates a chemical reaction without itself being altered in the process. Ephedra (ephedrine) a dangerous and sometimes lethal herbal supplement previously sold for weight loss, muscle building, athletic performance, and other purposes. Although present in small doses in nasal decongestants, the addition of ephedra to foods is not allowed in canada, and it is now banned in the united states by the fda. Epidemiological studies studies of populations; often used in nutrition to search for correlations between dietary habits and disease incidence; a first step in seeking nutrition-related causes of diseases.
