NUTR 2050 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Vitamin A, Retinol, Margarine

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Nutrition
• Course: NUTR 2050
• Professor: Simone Holligan

Document Summary

Fats (lipids) [9cal/gram: macronutrient, concentrated form of energy, needed for cholesterol and sex hormone synthesis, components of the cell membrane, vehicles for carrying certain vitamins that are soluble in fats only and suppliers of essential fatty acids, aim for diets less than 30% total calories from fat, not all fats are bad: the type of fat consumed is more important than the total amount of fat consumed. 15% of all couples fail to conceive within 12 months of attempting pregnancy infertility: involuntary absence of production of children infecundity: biological inability to bear children after one year of unprotected intercourse fertility: actual production of children, commonly taken to mean being able to bear children fecundity: biological ability to bear children fertility best applies to the vital statistics on fertility rates, or the number of births per 1000 women of childbearing age (15 44 years)