NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Female Athlete Triad, Saturated Fat, Skimmed Milk

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Nutrition
• Course: NUTR 1010
• Professor: Laura E Forbes

Document Summary

Quesion of the day: what should you do if you have sports anemia: eaing a healthy diet, it will go away. 15-20% of kcal should come from fat for most athletes. Low in saturated fat, high in mono- saturated fat. Fat is needed for: essenial faty acids, fat soluble vitamins, and geing enough energy. Proper hormone balance: i) ii) iii) iv) v) Low body fat leads to low sex hormone levels- female athlete triad. Pick healthy fats, even if you a super athlete. Healthy oils, nuts and seeds, avocados etc. But most athletes easily consume enough with a normal mixed diet. Most athletes have no problem geing this amount of protein from food. Need to know: athletes need more than non- athletes, and endurance athletes need less than strength athletes. Some athletes who may not get enough protein. Those with low body weights aiming for weight categories (boxer, wrestlers)