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What is bulimia nervosa?
Binge eating 2x a week+ for 3mo+
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How do those who suffer from bulimia compensate for binge eating?
- Vomiting
- Over-exercising
- Laxatives
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What is kwashiorkor?
- Protein malnutrition
- Swollen bellies
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What is marasmus?
- Protein calorie malnutrition
- Overall tissue wasting of person
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How is alcoholism withdrawal treated?
Benzodiazepines
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What is wernike-korsakoff (beriberi) syndrome?
- Vitiamin B1 (thiamine deficiency)
- Seen in alcoholics
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Breakdown of proteins give how many calories/gram?
4
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Breakdown of carbs give how many calories/gram?
4
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Breakdown of lipids give how many calories/gram?
9
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What are essential fatty acids?
- Fatty acids we must get from our diet
- Omega 3
- Omega 6
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Omega 3s are found in what foods?
- Buffalo
- Venison
- Walnuts
- Oily fish (halibut, herring, tuna)
- Flaxseed oil
- Linseed oil
- Vegetable oils
- Leafy green veggies
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Omega 6s are found in what foods?
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What benefit are omega3s?
They are anti inflammatories
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What is beriberi disorder?
Thiamine (B1) deficiency
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What happens in riboflavin (B2) disorder?
- Anemia
- Cracking of skin and corners of mouth
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What is scurvy?
- Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) deficiency
- Rotting muscles, bones, teeth and gums
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What is vitamin C used for nutritionally?
- Collagen synthesis
- As an antioxidant
- Cofactor for dopamine and norEP synthesis
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What causes pernicious anemia?
Cobalamin (b12) deficiency
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What is vitamin b12 used for nutritionally?
Building blocks of RNA and DNA
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What are Bitot's spots?
- Vitamin A deficiency
- Keratinization of cornea and conj
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What vitamins are antioxidants?
ACE and zinc
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What vitamins are fat soluble?
DEAK
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What does a deficiency in vitamin D cause?
- Rickets in children
- Osteomalacia in adults
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What does a deficiency in Vitamin E cause?
Hemolysis
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What does a deficiency in Vitamin A cause?
- Nightblindness
- Bitot's spots
- Dryness of skin and eyes
- Xerophthalmia
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What is the difference between warfarin and heparin?
Heparin is for acute IV use, warfarin is for ongoing chronic use
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What vitamins are water soluble?
B1, B2, B12, C
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