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THE PANCREAS AND THEIR DEFICIENCIES

NUTRITION In the spatial tract of digestion located between the stomach and the small intestine, we find another gland Endocrine of vital importance; The pancreas. Its function is to provide the enormous reserve of caloric energy that Body organs, both in the active and rest state, by providing two hormones The metabolism of carbohydrates or sugars, naturally derived from fruit saccharides. The deficiencies of the pancreas are not frequent. Acute pancreatitis is a serious disease that can be fatal If not treated immediately. Symptoms may be confused with those of a peritonitis or an obstruction intestinal because they are very painful. Endocrine secretion of the pancreas is the hormone insulin which is fundamental in the metabolism of carbohydrates in the body. With this, being secreted from the islets Langerhans to regulate during digestion the carbohydrates of carbon, fats and starch. Like other proteins, synthetic insulin can not be abso...

What is a healthy Nutrition?

A healthy diet meets the needs that the body needs to maintain good health. Nutrition refers to the nutrients that make up food, and implies the processes that happen in your body after you eat food, that is, the obtaining, assimilation and digestion of nutrients by the body. While food refers to the choice, preparation and intake of food, which is closely related to the environment, traditions, the economy and the place where you live, that is why in humans, food has a bio-psycho-social character.  Healthy eating is the one that meets the nutritional needs that the body needs to maintain good health. In addition, eating healthy protects us from diseases such as obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure. Did you know that nutrition is not exactly the same as food? Nutrition refers to the nutrients that make up food, it implies the processes that happen in your body after eating, that is, the obtaining, assimilation and digestion of nutrients by t...