KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Tv Dinner, Glycemic Index, Sewage Sludge
18 Nov 2016
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Essential nutrients: we don"t make them (ex. Provide energy, help build and maintain body tissues, and help regulate body function . You can live 50 days or more without food, but only a few days without water. Medium in which most chemical reactions take place. Protein (4 kcal/g: helps build new tissue. Hair skin, muscle, antibodies, enzymes, hormones, fuel (minor source) Lipids (9 kcal/day: saturated fats energy, raises cholesterol and ldl (low density cholesterol, unsaturated fats energy, raises more hdl (high density cholesterol) than ldl. Energy needs are critical and must be in balance with energy expenditure to maintain weight. The amount of food we need to consume is dependent on how active you are. Complex: starches (grains, legumes, tubers, refined (endosperm, whole grain (bran, germ=fiber) High glycemic foods raise blood sugar and require more insulin to be released. Lowers gi, binds cholesterol, lower cv risk, binds water, bulks up and softens feces.
