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B1 a -c
- C
- Any organism which causes
disease is called a pathogen
- Hydrochloric acid in the stomach
kills pathogens in our food
- A vector is an animal which carries
an organism that causes disease
- Cancer is caused by cells
which have lost the ability
to stop dividing
- A placebo is an inactive substance
containing no medicine is used as
a control when testing new drugs
- Any organism which causes
disease is called a pathogen
- B
- Excess carbohydrates from the
diet are stored in the liver as
glycogen or converted into fats
- Excess animo acids from the
diet cannot be stored and are
excreted in the urine
- Protein is needed for
growth and repair
- Kwashiorkor sufferers have
very little protein in their
blood leading to swelling of
the abdomen
- BMI (body mass index) =
mass (kg) ÷ (height in m)2
- Underweight =
under 18.5
- Normal = 18.5 - 25
- Overweight = 25 - 30
- Obese = over 30
- Underweight =
under 18.5
- EAR = estimated
average requirement
- Protein EAR = body
mass (kg) x 0.6
- Protein EAR = body
mass (kg) x 0.6
- Excess carbohydrates from the
diet are stored in the liver as
glycogen or converted into fats
- A
- Blood pressure
- High blood pressure
can cause strokes
- Blood pressure is caused by
the contraction of the hear
- Low blood pressure can
cause dizziness and fainting
- Diastolic pressure = the
minimum pressure when
the heart relaxes
- Systolic pressure = the
maxium pressure the heart
produces when it contracts
- High blood pressure
can cause strokes
- Cholesterol can stick to the
walls of arteries slowing down
or blocking the flow of blood
- Blood pressure
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