NUT 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Extracellular Fluid, Urban Legend, Bundesautobahn 60
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1% new blood cells, intestinal cells every 3-5 days, skin and hair daily. Carbohydrates (simple and complex): less than 1% carbohydrates. Fats (two categories with several types): 15-25% fat; body fat levels influence body water content. Vitamins (13 different ones): less than 1% vitamins. Phytochemicals: foods that have biological activity in disease prevention and health promotion (fruits, vegetables, whole grains) Essential nutrients: nutrients that the body cannot make or cannot make at a rate sufficient enough to meet your needs (e. g. calcium) Energy: only macronutrients (proteins, carbs, fats) contain potential energy. Has carbon bonds- when bonds broken, energy is released. Structure: building materials for things like bones. Age, gender, physiological state (pregnant or breastfeeding), illness, genetic traits. Dietary reference intakes (dri) nutrient standards of government. The rda is daily amount of nutrient considered adequate to meet needs of nearly all healthy people in population (898%) while decreasing risk of chronic diseases.