HBS110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Osteoarthritis, Energy Density, Dietary Fiber
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Cant have one without the other, need water for the energy breakdown. Good fats: omega 3, polyunsaturated, offers protection. We consume too much should only be 46-64. Simple carbs: quick fix, hi gi: ose, monosaccharides: glucose, fructose ect. Complex carbs: low gi: polysaccharides s fiber. Helps breakdown when you digest food in-soluble: bran, wholegrains, fuirts and veg soluble lower cholesterol, oats, legumes, citrus, berries, veggies. Need to eat more fibre micronutrients things we need in small amounts catalyst processing macro vitamins, minerals (iron, iodine, zinc, vitamin a, calcium. Vital to life: help maintain nerve and skin, produce blood cells, uild bones and teeth, health wounds, convert food energy to body enegry. Types: fat soluble, a,d,e,k, absorbed through intestinal, water soluble. More common are vitamin c, e and betacarotene. Caotenoids: lycopene, protect against cancer (tomatoes, butein, protect eyes. Vitamin d deficiency: formed when skin is exposed to the sun.
