VEC 2100- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 16 pages long!)
4 Oct 2017
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Facts: we eat 2,000 calories per day, veggies- about 20 to 150 kcal, there are 350 different varieties of bananas! The big picture: 10,00 years ago humans invented agriculture, population growth will surpass food production (crisis) Facts: 1. 9 billion tons - total edible matter, 99% - produced on land, 103 crops - 90% of calories. Health promotion by diets rich in vegetables and fruits. Diets rich in saturated fat are linked to diseases: unsaturated fat like oils will go rancid faster (oxidation, there are two types of trans fat. Artificial trans fat (bad for health: polyunsaturated fats. Found in most seeds, nuts, fish, and seed oils. Debated on if it"s healthy or not. Population study: the effect of fruit and vegetable intake on risk for coronary heart disease. Increase in fruit and veggie intake results in less risk for coronary heart. Pigment in veggies and fruits are health promoting antioxidants. (colorful foods are good for you)
