the rate of chemical reactions in your cells. Determined by gender, amount of exercise you do, inheritance, proportion of muscle to fat
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Unsaturated fats
seeds, peanut butter, olives, nuts. Helps to keep cholesterol levels under control and healthy heart
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Saturated fats
butter, lard,pies,cakes,meat,cheese. Health risks (high cholesterol, heart attacks)
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LDL levels
Low density lipoprotien
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HDL levels
high density lipoprotien
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Pathogens
microorganisms thata cause disease
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Bacteria
single celled living organisms. only some are harmful (pathogens) others useful
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Viruses
much smaller than bacteria. cause diseases in all living organisms even bacteria
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How do pathogens cause disease?
they need to get inside the body, then reproduce rapidly. Bacteria often produce toxins and can diirectly damage cells. Viruses rarely make toxins but take over cells, destroying them.
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Stages of vaccination
introducing small quantities of dead or inactive pathogen into your body. they then stimulize white blood cells to produce antibodies making you immune to the disease in the future
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