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Nitrogen Balance = Nitrogen intake - Nitrogen loss
Nitrogen intake = Protein intake (g/day) / 6.25
Urinary Urea Nitrogen (UUN) determined with 24hr urine collection
Nitrogen loss = UUN (g/day) + 4g (to account for random nitrogen loss)
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Do Astronaut have positive nitrogen balance?
No; astronauts have a negative nitrogen balance.
What is a positive nitrogen balance?
What factors might lead to a positive nitrogen balance?
What would describe the state of nitrogen balance of a person who ingested 16 g of food nitrogen and lost 19 g of nitrogen?
A negative nitrogen balance would describe the state of nitrogen balance of a person who ingested 16 g of food nitrogen and lost 19 g of nitrogen.
If the excretion of nitrogen balance exceeds the nitrogen intake the condition is called what?
Positive nitrogen balance occurs when the total nitrogen excreted in the urine, feces and sweat is less than the total nitrogen ingested. Positive nitrogen balance must exist for new tissue to be synthesized. When dietary protein intake or total energy intake is inadequate to maintain tissues total nitrogen balance, negative nitrogen balance occurs and new tissue is unable to be synthesized.
Describe the state of nitrogen balance of a person who ingested 16 grams of food nitrogen and lost 19 grams of nitrogen?
Negative balance
What is it called when nitrogen taken into the body exceeds nitrogen losses?
negative nitrogen balance.
When nitrogen taken into the body exceeds nitrogen losses a person is in?
Positive nitrogen balance
Is Pregnancy is an example of negative nitrogen balance?
No, it is an example of positive nitrogen balance. This is because a pregnant women is in need of protein to allow growth of the child, and in order to build protein you need Nitrogen. Therefor pregnancy is considered positive nitrogen balance.
Does anabolism create a positive or negative nitrogen balance?
Anabolism creates positive nitrogen balance. That means sort of body building. Catabolism creates negative nitrogen balance. That means loss of proteins from your body.
Is nitrogen balance important for building muscle?
Nitrogen balance is not important in the process of building muscle, but testing for nitrogen can help determine whether protein consumption is optimal.
How do you calculate total nitrogen?
nitrogen is only one atom
Is positive protein balance and positive nitrogen balance the same?
Yes
