HPE-2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, Colorectal Cancer
21 Feb 2017
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Simple carbohydrates are sugars that have little nutritive value beyond their energy content. Sugars that are found naturally in milk, fruit, honey, and some vegetables are examples of simple carbohydrates. Foods high in simple sugars are sometimes dismissed as empty calories. Fats are the body"s primary storage form of energy and supply the body with nine calories of energy per gram ingested. While many americans consume too many of their daily calories from fats, dietary fat is not necessarily a bad component of an individual"s diet at moderate levels of consumption. The acceptable macronutrient distribution range for fat is 20-35 percent of total calories. Fat has many essential functions: providing the body with stored energy, insulating the body to preserve body heat, contributing to cellular structure, and protecting vital organs by absorbing shock. Fat is also necessary for normal growth and healthy skin and is essential in the synthesis of certain hormones. There are different types of dietary fat.
