This assignment will evaluate the importance of homeostasis in maintaining a healthy functioning of the body. If homeostasis did not work properly in the body then there are many problems that could arise. Diabetes is one of those problems: Diabetes Diabetes is “a permanent change in your internal chemistry that results having too much glucose in your blood” because the body cannot use it properly. (Rudy, 1999, Page 10) Glucose comes from digesting carbohydrates and is also produced by the liver, carbohydrate comes from many different kinds of foods and drink, such as Wholegrain cereals such as Weetabix and Shredded Wheat, Brown rice, Pasta and Potatoes. “Diabetes can be tackled in different ways- by insulin and diet” (Rudy, 1999, page 19) Diet, when someone had diabetes it is best for their health to cut right down on the unhealthy foods, and stick to the health foods, this is due to the effectiveness of the medication you are on.
The monosaccharides are them absorbed into the bloodstream. From blood, the monosaccharides are carried to the liver and converted into glucose and then stored in the liver or sent back out to feed the individual cells. Any fiber continues to the large intestine where some is metabolized by bacteria, but most is excreted. Fat From the mouth, chewing food breaks it down to a degree. The lingual lipase, found in saliva, plays a minor role in breaking down fat.
Changes in climate or introduction of a new species from elsewhere can greatly affect the balance of nature; some bacteria help to digest food, destroy disease causing cells, and give the body needed vitamins, bacteria are also used in making healthy foods like yogurt and cheese. Viruses are the connecting link of living and non-living things….. A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Most viruses are too small to be seen directly with a light microscope. Viruses infect all types of organisms form animals and plants to bacteria and archaea. All viruses have genes made from either DNA or RNA, long molecules that carry genetic information, all have protein coats that protect these genes and some have an envelope of fat that surrounds them when they are outside a cell.
“Calories are calories…protein is protein,” as stated by Michael Pollen in his book, The Omnivores Dilemma, when discussing the industrial logic many factory farms associate with feeding cattle corn and rendered cow parts (Pollen, 2006, p.75). This is true at a molecular level; however, there are unwanted substances in corn fed beef. For example, there is an increased amount of saturated fat. “A growing body of research suggests that many of the health problems associated with eating beef are really problems with corn-fed beef” (Pollen p. 75). Adding in additional substances to the cows corn diet, such as remnant cow parts, has led to e-coli out breaks in humans and continued to spread mad cow disease.
Nutrition and Supplements These nutritional tips may help reduce symptoms: * Eliminate all suspected food allergens, including dairy, wheat (gluten), soy, chocolate, corn, preservatives, and food additives. Your health care provider may want to test you for food allergies. * Eat more antioxidant rich foods (such as green, leafy vegetables and peppers) and fruits (such as blueberries, tomatoes, and cherries). * Avoid refined foods, such as white breads, pastas, and sugar. * Eat fewer red meats and more lean meats, cold water fish, tofu (soy, if no allergy) or beans for protein.
Milk also goes through a process called pasteurization, its intentions are to kill the bad bacteria, but it also strips away enzymes and nutrients that help digest the milk. Thus, the product is considered as empty calories and has no nutritional value (Cleary; DelAmor). Furthermore, milk contains lactose, a type of sugar. Our bodies are not able to digest this kind of sugar, as a result, we produce mucous as a reaction towards the milk. Producing too much mucous causes clogging in your digestive and respiratory tract as well as inflammation (Cleary; DelAmor).
Conventionally raised cattle have long been fed fats and proteins along with grass and grains; it helps them gain weight more quickly. Unfortunately, much of the fat and protein they’ve been fed in more recent times comes from other animals. This to me is a huge ethical issue; we have gone from letting our cattle naturally eat grass, which they have always done, to changing their diets to something completely different. The FDA still permits cattle to eat feed containing byproducts of pigs, fish, chicken, and horses, among other animals, to promote weight gain. This weight gain is not necessary, it is just desired because cattle can be slaughtered at a younger age and more meat can be produced.
Red blood cells and proteins are too big to fit through the pores within the filtration system of the capsule. This means that everything else is filtered out into the capsule as well as the wastes. - Reabsorption is the process that allows the blood to regain the good molecules such as salts, glucose and vitamins in controlled amounts. - Both of these processes combine to clean the blood and regulate body fluid composition. 3.7 Outline the role of the hormones, aldosterone and ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) in the regulation of water and salt levels in
Sugar Is soluble in water. Glucose and fructose are the sugar, Starch Is Insoluble in water and mostly found In rice, wheat and potato. Excess carbohydrate In the body Is stored In the liver In the form of glycogen. Cellulose maintains healthy digestive system. Fats- The fats are the compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
Vegetables are important sources of many nutrition including potassium, dietary fibre, folic acid. Vitamin A keeps eyes and skin healthy and helps to protect against infections. Vitamin C helps heal cuts and wounds and keeps teeth and gums healthy. Secondly, most of the people believe that birds and animals are made so that humans can eat them, which is entirely inappropriate. There are few religions groups who believe that all creatures are placed on earth by god’s hand.