Part 1:

Answer the following Critical Thinking Questions (in your own words and at least one paragraph unless otherwise specified). Use the Internet, your textbook and other applicable resources:

1.  What dietary recommendations would you make for the individual who is not able to effectively produce or utilize bile?

2.  Why would pancreatic dysfunction lead to problems with absorption?

3. How do you think vitamin A and C deficiencies affect wound healing?

Part 2:

Research Activity:  The body contains 20 different types of amino acids.  Of these 20, nine are considered essential and therefore must be consumed within the diet. Search the Internet to identify the nine essential amino acids, and write a one page paper (double-spaced) listing the nine acids, with a brief description of each, and explain what is meant by the term "essential."