IPHY 2420- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 35 pages long!)
6 Oct 2017
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Carbs must be consumed from an outside source since your body cannot make them naturally. Fruits, beans and peas are high in carbs: fats/oils provide energy. They are also composed of hydrogen oxygen and carbon. Butter and oils are high in fat: proteins contain hydrogen oxygen carbon but also nitrogen (which is toxic). Meats, dairy products, seeds, nuts, and eggs are high in protein: vitamins, 2 types of vitamins: 1. Fat soluble vitamins can be stored in the body. Water soluble vitamins cannot be stored in the body and must be consumed daily: minerals, 2 types of minerals: 1. Water is neither a macro nor a micro nutrient. If you do not consume these six nutrients, your body will develop deficiencies. Micronutrients do not provide energy but are still essential for bodily functions. Calories measure the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of water by 1 degree celsius.
