PSYC 370 Chapter Notes -Anemia, Paraventricular Nucleus Of Hypothalamus, Lipogenesis

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 370
• Professor: Janet L Menard

Document Summary

Statistics of american food consumption. Average 3,800 calories per day twice the necessary intake. 65% of people are overweight or obese epidemic. 300,000 people die each year from disorders related to excessive eating. 3% of americans suffer from anorexia or bulimia. This is not the case. Amnesic patients will eat food that is offered, even right after finishing a meal. Digestion, energy storage, and energy utilization. Digestion: gastrointestinal process of breaking down food and absorbing its constituents into the body. Food has not been consumed until it has been digested: food is broken down and mixed with saliva during chewing. Saliva lubricates the food beginning of digestion: mouth - - esophagus - - stomach, hcl breaks food down into particles. These go on to the lymphatic system: remaining water and electrolytes are absorbed in the large intestine. The remaining waste is ejected from the anus. Many of the digestive enzymes in the duodenum come from the gall bladder or pancreas.