Unsaturated fat

Diet Analysis Throughout the week of September twenty ninth through October fifth I created a food log to help me further analyze my diet. I noticed that my diet is lacking dietary fiber, potassium, iron, magnesium, vitamin A, D, and choline. I was able to know this by logging my food every time I ate on a website called SuperTracker where it can tell you the food sources you’re missing along with your activity levels. Dietary Fibers primary role in the body is to strengthen the walls and to…

alone, this song made its way into many portable music playlists. Whether it's music, a high sense of self-efficacy or essential health benefits, physical activity has a significant effect on body fat. Be warned there is a difference between exercise and physical activity, both proving to be an adversary to fat. According to The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) exercise is "a physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful."("The…

This article just sums up the basis of lipid absorption and digestion such as into the blood. It also explains the functions of lipids in the body. Overall, this article was helpful because it explained the basics in order to understand how lipids (fats) are broken down in our body. The author clearly states the…

foods are tasty, they absorb a large amount of fat when being cooked. There is a healthier alternative when cooking; like grilling. Grilled foods are not only tasty but they absorb less fat which means a lower amount of calories. Many people, especially people from the southeastern region of the United States, use the frying method to cook foods. There are many disadvantages to fried foods. Even with frying a healthy food item it ends up with a high fat content due to grease. When grease is…

Monitoring daily personal diet and exercise routines is a great way to help a person assess more about themselves from a health standpoint. By keeping track of the nutrients one takes in on a daily basis a person can figure out what diseases or health related problems one may be putting themselves at risk for as a result of their diet. Personally I have never taken advantage of monitoring my daily activity and diet. This most likely is because I have always had a routine created for me to follow…

Plasticizers are compounds found in plastic that help provide them their flexibility and softness. They are found in almost any common product, such as, make-up and water bottles. The most commonly used plasticizers are phthalates and adipates. More than a million tons of phthalates are produced each year. Precautions were made to prevent the use of plasticizers in products such as children’s toy throughout the years, due to their potentially harmful effects. In a seminar given on October 9,…

Does changing the fat content in milk used in an ice cream mixture change the temperature or thickness it reaches after 10 minutes in an ice cream maker? Purpose The purpose was to determine the effect of the percent of fat in milk used to make ice cream on the temperature and thickness the ice cream was after ten minutes in an ice cream maker. Background Information Lipids, a broad term referring to fats and oils, are incredibly important in the human diet. “[Lipids] store more than twice…

Carbohydrates are the sugars, starches and fibers found in fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products. Carbohydrates — one of the basic foods groups — is important to a healthy life. - Carbohydrates, together with fats and proteins, provide the necessary energy needs for humans, and constitute, therefore, an integral part of a normal diet. Diet affects the integrity of teeth; quantity, pH and composition of saliva; plaque pH. Sugars and other fermentable carbohydrates after being hydrolyzed…

suitable for everyone. Both groups have adopted such an extreme positions, but relatively it is the first group that is most puzzling to us. Certainly it is amazing to think, women of all shades irrespective of their diverse heights, weights, ages, body fat or level of activities, are just being reckoned in a 1200 calorie diet and whether it is ideal for them when it comes to shedding the physical weight. It is difficult to understand that it would address the broad spectrum of the body…

food that we eat. Protein is one them and arguably the most important one for good health. Protein is used by many structures of the body, including muscle, to maintain and grow. Obviously the products in the table focus less on carbohydrates and fats, which are needed more for energy purposes. How We Use It So we get protein from food, but how do we actually use it to maintain the structure of our bodies? Our bodies break down the nutrient into amino acids, which are just smaller molecules.…