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Nutrition Unit 3 (Lab Values and Nutrition (Lipid Panel (Cholesterol: <…

- - - - Nitrogen balance
        
        Anabolism
        
        Positive Nitrogen Balance
        
        Growth
        
        Pregnancy
        
        Tissue Repair
        
        Catabolism
        
        Negative nitrogen balance: anyone not using their muscles (muscle wasting)
        
        Burns
        
        Malnutrition
        
        Long periods of fasting
        
        Illness
        
        Infection
        
        Fever
    - - Assist in growth and repair
        
        Malnourished pts. have a longer healing time
      - Body structure
      - Facilitate chemical reactions
      - Helps regulate fluid balances; acid base balance
      - Assists with blood clotting
      - Transport of molecules
  - - - Glucose
      - Fructose
    - - Sucrose (Table Sugar)
      - Maltose (Beer)
      - Lactose (milk)
    - - Startch
      - Glycogen (glucose stored in liver)
      - Fiber
  - - - Saturated
        
        Not good; stay away from (Butter)
      - Unsaturated
      - Monosaturated
        
        Oils, nuts, flax seed, omega 3
      - Polysaturated
      - Trans fat
        
        Synthetic (man-made)
- - - - Calcium: Bone, Osteoporosis
      - Iron: Anemia, Hemoglobin
      - Iodine: Thyroid hormone
      - Floride: Teeth
      - Zinc: Wound Healing, Immunity
  - - - C:Immunity
      - B3 (Niacin): Heart Health
      - B7 (Biotin): Hair, Skin, Nails
      - B9 (Folic Acid): During pregnancy
      - B12: Anemia, energy
    - - D: Calcium absorption
      - A: Vision and Immunity
      - K: Blood clotting
      - E: Immune System