HPER-N - Health, Physical Education And Recreation HPER-N 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Unpaired Electron, Manganese, Atherosclerosis
2 Nov 2016
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Intro to nutrition: chapter 10 nutrients and phytochemicals as antioxidants. Fatty acid structure can make them more susceptible. Double bonds in polyunsaturated fatty acids highly susceptible to oxidation: damage to ldl proteins can contribute to plaque formation - - atherosclerosis, dna damage can change protein synthesis. Defense: two defense systems against free radicals: Closely related to nutrition in that it requires certain minerals such as. Detoxify free radicals in certain pats within the cell. A chemical found in plants: minerals involved with antioxidant defense: vitamin e, vitamin c, and selenium. Vitamin e transferred from mom in late stages of pregnancy. Smoking destroys vitamin e in lungs: storage: Too much vitamin e interferes with vitamin k. Too much vitamin e = nausea, gastrointestinal distress, and diarrhea. Highly concentrated in connective tissue, bone, teeth, tendons, and blood vessels. Deficiency symptom: pinpoint hemorrhages under the skin, bleeding gums, and joint pain.
