Kinesiology 3339A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Vitamin, Skimmed Milk, Vegetarianism

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 3339A/B
• Professor: Arash Bandegan

Document Summary

Canada"s food guide, food exchange list, etc. Make it easier to obtain these 8 key nutrients. Vegetarianism: shift toward vegetarian diets (means decreased variety and potential concerns: reduces the diversity of food groups. Semivegetarian: each chicken/fish but no red meat. People become exhausted due to a lack of energy can"t get enough energy from plants. Vegetables and milk products, met, fish, chicken or eggs. High fiber vegetables have lots of fibre. Low energy can eat a lot and still have low energy. High antioxidant vitamins (c & e) and phytochemicals (lycopene, lutein, isoflavones, polyphenols, phenolic acids, terpenes, etc. ) which may have positive health benefits. Talks about serving size, macro/micronutrient content, ingredients (in descending order) Note: serving size is not always reasonable. Canadian labels: serving size, core list (cho, fat, protein, breakdown of cho and fats, sodium, vitamin, minerals (1% daily intake, ingredient list (listed in descending order by mass) most dense at top.