variety of foods. There are five basic food groups and I will outline them and their function in the body. One basic food is bread‚ other cereals and potatoes and the main nutrient for this type of food is carbohydrate‚ calcium‚ iron‚ B vitamins and dietary fibre. The main function of carbohydrate in the body is to provide energy. Dietary fibre is not absorbed but passes through the gastrointestinal tract‚ helping to keep it healthy before being excreted. The role of calcium is to develop and maintain
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nutrients without any excess or deficiency. There are 6 key components… Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are compounds composed of carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen and are generally classified according to their structure and digestibility. Carbohydrates provide energy for the body’s activities and are obtained from grains‚ cereals‚ bread‚ rice‚ pasta‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ pulses‚ dairy products and sugars. Fibre also forms part of the carbohydrate group. These are your body’s main source of energy as it provides
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cells. The fats travel through the blood circulation to reach the liver where they are processed into ketone units. The ketone units then circulate back into the blood stream and are picked up by the muscle and other tissues to fuel your body’s metabolism. In a person without diabetes‚ ketone production is the body’s normal adaptation to starvation. Blood sugar levels never get too high‚ because the production is regulated by just the right balance of insulin‚ glucagon and other hormones.However
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Monster Energy Drink Glucose - C6H12O6 Glucose is the body’s preferred fuel. Standard energy drinks contain a lot of sugar It’s a carbohydrate and a lot of exercise regimen suggests a good dose of carbohydrates for workouts lasting more than an hour. Caffeine - C8H10N4O2 Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system giving the body a sense of alertness as well as dilates blood vessels. It raises heart rate and blood pressure and dehydrates the body. Guarana Inositol- C6H12O6 Guarana comes
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- What have you noticed about the mystery word? - The objective of the lesson will be presented to students. E. Lesson Proper The Basic Food Groups 1. Go foods- gives heat and energy to our body. Major nutrients: Carbohydrates and Fats Food Groups: Grains‚ Cereals‚ Sugar and Fats 2. Glow foods- regulate and protect our body. Major nutrients: Minerals and Vitamins Food Groups: Vegetables and Fruits 3. Grow Foods- builds our body and repairs cells and tissues
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to be monitored. At the time‚ beat other researchers’ low carb diets as a treatment for Obesity is due to the fact that people tend fewer calories (and lose Weight / fat) when carbohydrates to 50 grams per day or less limited (14‚15). There was much debate about the causes weight loss ketogenic diet at some of Fate metabolism‚ as proposed in the early studies‚ or simply because people ate less. The largest increase public awareness of the ketogenic diet as fat loss diet was due "Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution"
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includes proteins‚ carbohydrates‚ or healthy fats. Proteins Muscles need proteins in order to be shaped and all you have to do is to eat more protein than you normally do. As a fact‚ there are two types of proteins: complete proteins‚ which come from animal sources and incomplete proteins‚ which come from plant sources. The first type of proteins has a higher biological value and they will help you grow muscles much faster. Since meat is one of the best source of
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Week 1 Assignment 1 Candice O’Byrne Sci/241 January 11‚ 2012 Stephen Murray Week 1 Assignment 1 Understanding food labels is essential knowledge for eating healthily and for making sure that the proper nutrients are available in the food we consume every day. Nearly every packaged food item purchasable in the United States is labeled with the nutritional value by the Food and Drug administration. A few key elements exist to help us understand the nutrition on these labels. The 5/20
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Generally speaking diabetes is not an uncommon disorder. In fact‚ Whiting et al (2011) states that diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in nearly all countries. There are two main types of diabetes mellitus: type 1 and type 2. Fonseca (2006) defines type 2 diabetes mellitus as a disorder characterised by an insulin resistance followed by a progressive decline in β-cell function. Type 2 diabetics produce insulin but the target cells for insulin fail to respond‚ therefore blood glucose
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strnght and power. II. Basketaball Pass III. 40 meter Sprint * Measure the running speed of the student. Mannose is a sugar monomer of the aldohexose series of carbohydrates. Properties Molecular formula C6H12O6 Mannose is not well metabolized in humans.[1] Therefore‚ it does not significantly enter the carbohydrate metabolism when taken orally‚ and although traces of exogeneously introduced mannose have been detected in all body tissues‚ using radioactive markers‚ in a well hydrated mammal
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