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Macronutrients |
Carbs, fats and proteins |
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Fats provide... |
-energy -essential nutrients -flavor and satisfaction |
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Fat substitutes |
Not absorbed therefore do not provide energy or nutrients; may provide flavor and satisfaction |
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Essential nutrients |
Absence will create specific deficiency Body can create it |
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Fatty acids |
Essential nutrients -chain of carbon atoms with hydrogen bond -24 carbon |
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Double bond= |
Less hydrogen |
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Body cannot make... |
Linoleic acid (OMEGA 6) Linolenic acid (OMEGA 3) |
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Where do you get Omega 6 and omega 3? |
Food |
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Satisfy body longer than carbs |
Fats |
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Fats are a subset of |
Lipids |
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3 types of lipids |
Triglycerides (3 fatty acids and glycerol) Phospholipid Sterol |
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Adipose tissue |
Protects organs Helps regulate temperature |
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Cell membrane structure |
Forms part of cell membrane Helps transport nutrients across cell membrane |
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Adioposis |
Fatty |
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2 types of fatty acids |
Saturated and unsaturated |
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Saturated |
As many hydrogen as hydrogen can go |
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Unsaturated |
Not as many hydrogen |
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What percentage of fats should you get per day? |
20-35% |
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Different fat has... |
Different effect on cholesterol |
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Glycerol |
Holds fatty acids |
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Tropical oils |
Saturated; palm, palm kernel, coconut oil |
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Example of omega 6 |
Vegetable oil |
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Example of omega 3 |
Soybean, canola, flaxseed oils |
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Lipoproteins |
Major transport in bloodstream Combo of triglycerides and proteins Carry lipids in blood Combo of tryglycerides, protein, cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins |
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Low density lipoprotein |
Carry fat and cholesterol to cells |
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Very low density lipoproteins |
Carry fat and cholesterol to tissue and cells |
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High density lipoproteins |
Carry fat and cholesterol to liver to be broken down |
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Is HDL good or bad? |
Good |
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Is LDL good or bad? |
Bad |
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Is VLDL good or bad? |
Bad |
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Olestra |
Fat replacement Still satisfy Abdominal cramping and diarrhea |
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Trans-fatty acid |
Naturally occurring Hydrogen atoms around carbon double bond are on opposite sides Negative health consequences, cardiovascular disease |
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Cys- |
Bend |
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Digestion of fats occurs in |
Small intestine |
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Fats are absorbed through |
Lymphatic system |
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Monosaturated |
1 unfilled spot of hydrogen Ex: olive oil, peanut oil, almond, canola oil, plants |
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Polyunsaturated |
2 or more unfilled spots of hydrogen Ex: vegetable oil, corn, cotton seed, soybean oil, safflower |
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Classes of fats |
Lipids- lipos=fat Glycerides-triglycerides Fatty acids Lipoproteins |
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Hyperlipidemia |
Too much fat/lipid |
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What are fats made of? |
Carbs, carbon, and hydrogen |
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Most animal/plant fats have how many fatty acids? |
3 fatty acids |
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When does the body make cholesterol? |
While sleeping |
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Bike is sent to.... |
Gallbladder then to the small intestine |
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Micelle |
Carries about 20 fatty acid and monoglycerides |
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Saturated fatty acids |
Filled or "saturated" with hydrogen |
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Unsaturated fatty acids |
Not completely filled with hydrogen Less heavy; less dense |
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Monosaturated |
One unfilled spot |
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Polyunsaturated |
Two or more unfilled spots |
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Fat digestion |
Fat broken down into simpler form Chew Fat hits stomach Peristalsis Broken down by lipase in stomach Small intestine=chemically broken down Body absorbs fatty acid and glycerol |
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Fat digestion in stomach |
Little to no digestion |
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Small intestine |
Bile from gallbladder Enzymes from pancreas Enzymes from small intestine Absorption |
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Emulsify |
Doesn't change fat; breaks down |
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Linguine lipase |
Released by the ebners glands at the back of the tongue; breaks down fat; important when you're an infant |
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Gastric lipase |
Hydrolyzes butter fat |
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Are fats soluble? |
No |
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Fat is broken down by.. |
Bile salt from liver and pancreatic lipase |
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Visible fat |
Something you can see and know; bacon, butter, sausage, etc |
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Invisible fat |
Cheese, milk, yolk, lean meat |
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Diet low in fat may reduce the risk of |
Cancer |
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Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of |
Coronary heart disease |
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American diet is high in |
Fat |
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Excess calories are stored as |
Fat |
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Monounsaturated fats reduce LDL cholesterol when |
Substituted for saturated fat |
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More adipose tissue means |
Higher chance of cancer and higher chance of survival |
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Serum |
Blood |
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Healthy diet |
Low in fat Low in saturated fat Low in cholesterol |
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Less than 10% of calories should come from |
Saturated fat |
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Dietary cholesterol should be limited to |
300 mg/day |
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Linoleic acid |
17 g/day for men 12 g/day for women |
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Linolenic |
1.6 g/day for men 1.1 g/day for women |
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What kind of meat should you use? |
Lean meat, seafood, and poultry |
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Limit eggs to |
Two or three per week |
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Lecithin |
Hormone produced by liver Building block cell membrane Hydrophobic and hydrophilic Phosphate group in it Helps carry molecules into cell Transports fat and cholesterol Makes up cell wall |
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Cholesterol |
Need for metabolism Not present in plant food Egg yolks, organ meats (liver, kidney) Synthesizes endogenous cholesterol (animals) |
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Is there a biological requirement for dietary cholesterol? |
No |
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Proteins |
Build and maintain body tissue |
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Amino acid |
Fundamental building blocks of tissue |
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Amino acids form |
Chains 2 form a dipeptide |
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Dipeptide |
2 |
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Polypeptides |
Many |
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How many amino acids? |
20 |
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Amino acids are named for |
Their chemical structure |
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What are amino acids composed of? |
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
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3 classes of amino acids |
Indispensable Dispensable Conditional |
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Indispensable |
9 Body cannot manufacture in quantity; necessary in diet |
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Dispensable |
5 Body can make from indispensable (what you take in) |
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Conditional |
6 We can make, but body may not make enough |
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Catabolism |
Break down |
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Anabolism |
Build up |
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Nitrogen balance |
Indicates how well tissues are being maintained Sign of protein intake Dispose of nitrogen in urine |
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For every gram of nitrogen |
6.25 g of protein |
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High Uria nitrogen is a sign of |
Protein metabolism Protein breaks down into nitrogen |
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Positive uria nitrogen |
Taking in more than you're wasting |
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Negative uria nitrogen |
Taking in less than wasting |
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Failure to maintain nitrogen balance results in |
Muscle wasting Impairment of organs Susceptibility to infection **in children: growth retardation |
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Protein |
Fundamental structure of all cells in the body |
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Colloidial osmotic pressure |
Keeps water in intravascular compartment * red albumin |
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Insulin |
Protein |
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Glucagon |
Protein |
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Digestive enzymes |
Protein bound |
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Lymphacytes |
Built by proteins
Build antibodies Give energy |
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Complete proteins |
Contain all 9 of indispensable amino acids; come primarily from animals; can get from soy |
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Incomplete proteins |
Deficient in one or more of the 9 indispensable Groans: legumes nuts seeds oats |
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Lacto-ovo |
Eat eggs and drink milk |
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Lacto-veg |
Only drink milk |
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Ovo-veg |
Eat eggs but won't drink milk |
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Vegan |
Vegetables only |
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Leading country with colon cancer |
United States |
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Protein is composed of |
Hundreds of amino acids |
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Amino acids form |
Unique chain sequences to form specific proteins |
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When protein foods are eaten... |
Proteins are broken down into amino acids |
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Amino acids are reassembled in the body to form a variety of |
Proteins |
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Proteins |
Relatively large, complex molecules May be subject to mutations or malformations |
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Amino acids are primary source of |
Nitrogen in diet |
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Intake= |
Excretion |
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Functions of proteins |
Primary tissue building Water and pH balance Metabolism and transportation Body defense system Energy system |
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Protein comprises bulk of |
Muscles Internal organs Brain Nerves Blood plasma |
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Protein repairs |
Worn out, wasted, or damaged tissue |
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Plasma proteins attract |
Water |
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Proteins have a unique structure to act as |
Buffering agents |
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Digestive enzymes |
Amylases, lipases, proteases |
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Transport agents |
Lipoproteins Hemoglobin |
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Hormones |
Insulin and glucagon |
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Immune system defends against |
Disease and infection |
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Immune systems use protein to build |
White blood cells and antibodies |
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When is protein used as energy? |
After carbs and fats; less efficient |
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Complete proteins |
Meat: fish poultry seafood Soy |
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Incomplete proteins |
Plant-origin foods Grains, legumes, nurs, seeds, fruits and vegetables |
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Digestion of proteins |
Mouth Stomach-enzymatic breakdown of protein by proenzymes (zymogens) hydrochloride acid, pepsin, rennin Small intestine- pancreatic secretions Interstitial sectetions |
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Pancreatic secretions |
Trypsin, chympotrypsin, carboxypeptidase |
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Intestinal secretions |
Aminopeptidase and dipeptidase |
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Dietary protein quality |
Chemical score (CS) Biological value (BV) Net protein utilization (NPU) Protein efficiency ratio (PER) |
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What raises body's need for protein |
Illness or disease Fever Catabolic tissue breakdown Traumatic injury Recovery from surgery Burns, pressure sores |
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Protein energy malnutrition |
Kwashiorkor Marasmus |
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Excess protein |
Usually means excess fat intake Protein displaces other healthy foods in diet Extra burden on kidneys |
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Recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) |
Relate to age sex and weight Highest at birth and slowly declines into adulthood Men and women: 0.8 g/kg of desirable weight |
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DRI suggest what percentage of proteins? |
10%-35% |
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High consumption of protein in US |
No benefits Some risks: cancer Coronary heart disease Kinsey stones Chronic renal failure |