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Describe the four components of total energy expenditure? (4-5 sentences)

Describe the three lipid transport systems: (a) exogenous lipid transport, (b) endogenous lipid transport, and (c) reverse cholesterol transport. Be sure to discuss specific lipoproteins and key tissues involved. (7-9 sentences)

People with diseases that affect the pancreas – such as type 1 diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and pancreatitis – may have impaired production and secretion of pancreatic “juices.” How would this affect digestion? In your response, please be specific about the impacts on each macronutrient. (6-8 sentences)

A person’s weight status can be impacted by a multitde of factors. The social ecological model identifies “layers” of factors that can influence health outcomes: individual, relationship (or interpersonal), community, and societal. For each “layer” of the social ecological model, give one example of a factor that could impact a person’s weight status, and a brief explanation. These can be directly related to topics we have discussed, but can also bring in knowledge from outside of this course. You do not need to write in complete sentences; you may simply list the examples and their brief explanation, but please indicate which “layer” each example comes from. ** This is worth 4 possible points of extra credit (1 point per layer).

What does “protein quality” mean? What is an example of a high quality protein? (3-5 sentences)

What are the 3 main mechanisms by which enzymes are regulated? Give one example of each. Please use examples that are related to macronutrient metabolism. Your examples should include: the enzyme name, the metabolic pathway, and how it is regulated. (7-10 sentences)

The following is the nomenclature for a particular fatty acid. Explain what this means in terms of the structure of this fatty acid. (2-3 sentences) 20:5 n-3

People with PTSD are likely to experience which of the following clusters of symptoms:

Recall that Medvec et al. (1995) analyzed the facial expressions of Olympic medalists and found that

The oxygen given off by plants is derived from .