FDNS 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Glutathione Peroxidase, Prostate Cancer, Carbohydrate Metabolism
4 Oct 2016
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Beneficial: may improve growth and development of zinc-deficient children, may be useful to help prevent armd. Detrimental: excess supplement intake may impair other mineral absorption, may increase ldl- and decrease hdl-cholesterol. Neutral: appears to have little effect on immune functions and prevention of the common cold. Supplementation: effects on sport: limited research; study with untrained women; mixed results. Whole-grains , baked beans, nuts, cheese, asparagus, beer. One slice of bread provides about 15% or the ai. Component of the glucose-tolerance factor associated with insulin. Possible losses or increased needs of chromium by athletes: losses in sweat and urine with intense exercise, a high-carbohydrate diet may increase cr needs, weight loss for performance could decrease dietary cr intake. Adverse effects on carbohydrate metabolism, if any, could impair endurance. Theories: enhance carbohydrate metabolism, enhance anabolic effect of insulin, marketed as a means to lose fat and gain muscle.
