NUTR 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Edamame, Nutrient, Vitamin C
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Various diets over the years: low carb, ketogenic, high protein, good fats/bad fats, paleo, mediterranean. Nutrition is the study of food o. What are nutrients: chemicals in food - used for energy, growth, maintenance and repair of our tissues, essential nutrients. Our bodies cannot make enough of these to meet our biological needs: conditionally essential nutrient. Can make vitamin d with sun, but not without sun. Bridge essential and non-essential: non-essential nutrients. Body can produce sufficient amounts: macronutrients vs micronutrients. We require a lot of macro; small amounts of micro: energy from nutrients. Measured in kilocalories (kcal) - amount of energy required to raise the temp of 1kg of water by 1c. Grains, fruits, veggies, starches, potatoes, corn, etc. Hormones, make enzymes, critical we have enough amino acids: lipids. Fats (solid at rt), oils (liquids at rt) Do not supply energy to our bodies. Water soluble (b and c vitamins), fat soluble (a, d, e, k: minerals.
