Foods and Nutrition 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Feces, Esophageal Cancer, Emulsion

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Anita Cramp

Document Summary

Cells: the smallest units in which independent life can exist. All living things are single cells or organisms made of cells. Enzyme: any of the great working proteins that speed up specific chemical reaction, such as breaking the bonds of a nutrient, without undergoing change themselves. Fat cells: cells that specialize in the storage of fat and form the fat tissue. Fat cells also produce enzymes that metabolize fat and hormones involved in appetite and energy balance. Cell: each cell contains a complete set of genes but different ones are active in different types of cells. Nutritional genomics: the science of how nutrients affect the activities of genes and how genes affect the activities of nutrients. Tissues: systems of cells working together to perform specialized tasks. Organs: discrete structural units made of tissues that perform specific jobs. Body system: a group of related organs that work together to perform a function ex.