Kinesiology 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Monounsaturated Fat, Vitamin A, Direct Energy
19 Mar 2019
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What is nutrition: nutrition is the study of nutrients and their ingestion, digestion, absorption, transportation, metabolism, storage and excretion. Those that the body can"t make for itself in sufficient quantity to meet physiological needs: carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water, only 3 of these yield energy (carbs/fats/protein) their own class of nutrients called macro-nutrients. The classification of nutrients can be divided into two categories: macro need in abundance to provide body with energy/strength (carbs/fats/ protein, micro don"t provide direct energy but act indirectly as accessory components (vitamins and minerals) Raises total blood cholesterol levels and low- density lipoprotein (ldl) cholesterol levels. Usually solid (e. g. , cheese, butter: trans fats, mostly made during food processing through partial hydrogenation of unsaturated fats. Can increase unhealthy (ldl) cholesterol and lower healthy high-density lipoprotein (hdl) cholesterol. This increases your risk of cv (cardiovascular) disease. Banned by the fda: healthy dietary fats, monounsaturated fat, found in a variety of foods and oils.
