Katelyn Gibbs 1/30/14 Professor Hayes Anatomy and Physiology Atkins or “Fadkins” ? Questions: Section I: 1. First‚ find out what nutrients Janine and Mitchell are talking about. Using a biology textbook and the resources listed‚ describe what the following molecules are and what they are used for in the human body. List some specific examples of each. Also list major dietary sources of each. a. Proteins- macromolecules made of amino acids. Proteins have many functions in the
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Part 1: 1. Proteins: a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms‚ especially as structural components of body tissues such as muscle‚ hair‚ collagen‚ etc.‚ and as enzymes and antibodies. Carbohydrates: any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars‚ starch‚ and cellulose. They contain hydrogen and oxygen in the
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2. Yes Janine is correct Unlike muscle tissue‚ your nervous system and brain cells do not store glucose for later use. Instead‚ they rely on a constant supply of glucose from your blood stream. In addition‚ they do not have the means to run on anything except glucose‚ so your dietary intake of carbohydrates is important for brain function. According to the Franklin Institute‚ nearly 10 percent of the energy needed by your body is to maintain nervous and brain system functioning.-source live strong
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Part 1 1. a. Proteins • made of amino acids • main functions - cell synthesis and repair‚ energy as needed • examples - soy‚ beans‚ legumes‚ nuts‚ seeds‚ animal products (milk‚ meats‚ cottage cheese‚ etc.) b. Carbohydrates • made of carbon‚ hydrogen‚ oxygen • main functions - primary energy source‚ fat and protein metabolism‚ energy reserves in stored glycogen‚ blood glucose fuels brain and CNS • examples - starch‚ sugars (breads‚ pasta‚ starchy vegetables‚ fruit sugars‚ simple sugars
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” “From where?” Janine asks‚ looking Mitchell up and down. As you look at your friend‚ you have to agree with Janine: tall‚ lanky Mitchell doesn’t look like he has an ounce of spare fat on him. “Wait a minute‚” Janine says‚ “You’re not on that Fadkins diet‚ are you? That diet where you eat all protein and no carbs?” “Yeah‚ I am‚” Mitchell says‚ defensively. “I hear it’s really good. Someone my brother knows lost ten pounds in like a month.” “Don’t you know those high-protein diets are bad for
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The Atkins Diet is a diet where you eat less carbohydrates and more fats and proteins so; your body goes into Metabolic State and starts to burn fat instead of carbohydrates. 1. Many health problems can occur including blood problems‚ vomiting‚ bad breath‚ constipation‚ kidney problems and heart attacks. The one that I will be focusing on today is the higher risk of heart attacks. According to BHF (The British Heart Foundation)‚ when they competed a study‚ they found out than an additional four
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Daryl Atkins Eligible for execution is about Daryl Atkins murder case. Unlike most murder cases though Daryl Atkins was mentally retarded and the debate wasn’t weather he was guilty or innocent‚ it was if he should receive the death penalty for his crime or not. The location of the crime played a big role in the jury selection because York County was a more white area compared to Hampton County where Atkins abducted Nesbitt. “The prosecutor is the public official who represents the people in legal
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The Atkins Diet: Is it Safe and Effective? People in today ’s society all want to find the perfect solution to their weight problems. They are looking for a diet which would allow them to eat all the foods they love and still loose weight. Dr. Robert Atkins‚ founder of the Atkins Diet‚ devised a diet that allows people to eat such food as fried eggs‚ bacon‚ steak and other high-fat foods as long as they drastically reduced the amount of carbohydrates they consumed. Is this a safe and effective
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Daryl Atkins Daryl Atkins was born in a small town called Hampton‚ Virginia. He was the oldest of many siblings and they all seemed to look up to their big brother. Unfortunately‚ by the time Daryl was seven years old his parents got a divorce. This paid a toll on the family financially. When Daryl’s father left‚ his mother picked up a second job to be the breadwinner of her large family. Daryl had many significant issues academically. He flunked out of the third grade twice. He then made
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The very popular Atkins diet consists of eating low carbohydrates and focuses on consuming fats and proteins. According to the Mayo Clinic‚ the main goal of this diet created by Robert C. Atkins in 1972‚ was to maintain a balanced amount of carbohydrates and fats and proteins for ideal health and weight loss. When the Atkins diet was first introduced‚ it was believed that consuming too many carbohydrates led to blood sugar imbalances‚ cardiovascular complications‚ and weight gain. The main idea of
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