IPHY 2420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Branched-Chain Amino Acid, Vitamin, Red Meat
25 Oct 2016
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Uid balance= regulates how uid moves in and out of cells. Protein dense foods make you feel more full. Non meat= soy, nuts, tofu, eggs, beans: structure of amino acids. Amine group + carbon + acid group + side group. A protein is many amino acids strung together: essential amino acids. Give energy to our muscles while we exercise. Butconsuming more of these won"t improve performance: high quality/ complete protein. Complete proteins are usually found in animal products: low quality/ incomplete protein. Have some of the 9 essential amino acids, but 1 or 2 are limited (not present) Eating low quality proteins together to get a complete protein. Limiting amino acid= the amino acid not present. Eat one food with another food that has the limiting amino acid. Ex: 154 lbs/ 2. 2 kg/ lb = 70 kg, so 70 kg x 0. 8 g= 56 g of protein per day. Non vegetarian endurance athletes : 1. 2-1. 4 g/kg body weight per day.
