HSS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Clean Hands, Vegetarianism, Thermometer
27 Feb 2017
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Determinants of health: chapter 5: eating for optimal health and performance. Critical for us to get in our diet. Dehydration: abnormal depletion of body fluids there are often symptoms such as a headache and no energy. Men need more water because they have more lean tissue whereas women have more fat tissue: proteins: More than 50 different types but only 20 for dietary reasons. It is often consumed way more than one may need. Comes from meat & alternatives, milk & alternatives. Complete (high-quality) proteins: contain all essential amino acids. Incomplete proteins: lack 1+ essential amino acid(s) usually come from non-meat vegetables like beans, veggies, seeds/nuts ect. Who: recommends <10% calories from added sugars. Glycogen: storage form of carbohydrate (body: sports drinks; carbohydrate loading. Many popular diets contain: atkins, zone. Aids digestion and decreases risk: cancers, heart disease, diabetes, obesity. Eat legumes frequently fruits and vegetables (eat the skin: fats: Excess consumption increases risk of heart disease.
