Understand Your Fats and Fiber Len A Hayman Nutrition/ SCI 241 November 28‚ 2013 Dr. Joseph F. Robare Understand Your Fats and Fiber Bad fats are saturated and trans fats. Saturated fats are mostly in meats‚ dairy products and tropical oils. Saturated fat raises both bad cholesterol and good cholesterol‚ while trans-fat only raises bad cholesterol. This makes trans fats technically worse than saturated fats. The better fats would be monounsaturated and polyunsaturated
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Proteins Are the basic materials of every body cell. Body cells are constantly wearing out. As a result‚ they are continuously in need of replacement Of the six nutrients group‚ only proteins can make new cells rebuild tissue. By the age of 4 years‚ body protein content reaches the adult level of about 18% of body weight. An adequate supply of proteins in the daily diet is essential for the maintenance of health. The word protein is a Greek derivation and means “of first importance”. Composition
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Cara Palmer‚ PhD‚ a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston‚ are currently conducting a study to establish the detailed ways insufficient sleep during childhood constructs elevated risk for emotional disorders in subsequent years. Alfano states‚ “In particular‚ we are interested in understanding how children appraise‚ express‚ regulate and later recall emotional experiences‚ both when sleep is adequate and when it is inadequate.” We can rely and trust these experiments
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Health and Illness According to the World Health Organisation (1946)‚ "Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." There are six stages ill health as record by Senior and Viveash (1998) The first stage is based on social conditions such as poverty‚ malnutrition‚ inadequate housing‚ pollution‚ unsafe play areas for children and workplace related dangers. Inequality in health is a term used to show the existence
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Mitochondria - Take in glucose via proteins that pass the plasma membrane and after it journey through the cytoskeleton to the mitochondria inside the cytoplasm. Endoplasmic Reticulum - Both ER types are covered in making essential cellular segments. For the most part in charge of the combination and handling of proteins that are either emitted from the cell or that end up stuck in the plasma film. The lipids made in the SER are joined with phosphorous to make phospholipids‚ the most inexhaustible
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energy. Nowadays‚ the major nutritional problems are excess calorie intake such as fat‚ protein‚ and sugar and insufficient intake of the fiber and nutrients provided by vegetables and fruits. A well-balanced diet is important for our body to function optimally‚ everyone needs to be conscious about the bad effects of a high-calorie intake. Why are so many people consuming high-calorie diets? Many factors may contribute to such a phenomenon. Firstly‚ nutritional habits are nearly always influenced
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What are Carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are the sugars‚ starches‚ and fibers found in fruits‚ grains‚ vegetables and milk products. Carbohydrates are sugars that break down inside the body to create glucose. Glucose is moved around the body in the blood and is the primary source of energy for the brain‚ muscles‚ and other essential cells. There are two types of carbohydrates‚ simple and complex; Simple carbohydrates refer to sugars with a simple molecular construction of one or two parts. Because
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starch/ proteins/ reducing sugar/disaccharide out of 4 given samples A‚ B‚ C and D. Research Question: Out of the four given samples which sample consists of protein/ starch/reducing sugar/ disaccharide? What color changes will help to identify the contents of each sample when treated with iodine‚ biuret agent and benedicts solution? Theory and background information: What is a protein?1 Proteins are macromolecules‚ consisting of one or more chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform
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Carbohydrate presentation: SCI 241 Sovanna Ath What is Carbohydrate? * Source of energy * Effects of too much carbohydrates A CARBOHYDRATE IS the ideal source where your body get your energy from. Even though carbohydrates are good for your body too much of it can upset the delicate balance of your body’s blood sugar level which can result in fluctuation in energy and mood that leave you feeling irritated and even tired. It is also better for your body to have a balance of carbohydrates
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THE THEORIES OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS This essay is about the basic assumptions of the medical model of disease; it will mainly refer to Mildred Blaxter`s work on the lay notion of health. It will define health‚ illness and diseases; also it will discuss the types of diseases of the body system‚ the absence of diseases‚ the lay concepts of positive and negative aspect of health‚ and the holistic approach‚ the world health organisation state of health‚ the strength and weakness and how to prevent diseases
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