HSC 106QR Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Olive Oil, Avocado, Margarine
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You"ll spend around 6 years eating about 70,000 meals and 60 tons of food. Your body requires: proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, water, 45 essential nutrients you must intake because your body is unable to produce them to meet your physiological needs. Kilocalories: a measure of energy content in food. 1 kilocalorie represents the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 liter of water 1 degree celsius. We refer to it as a calorie. They are important parts of the body"s main structural components: muscles and bones, form important parts of blood, enzymes, some hormones, and cell membranes, proteins provide the body energy. Fats are the major fuel for the body during rest and light activity. Types of fatty acids and effects: saturated (animal meats, hamburger, butter) Increase risk or heart disease and certain types of cancer: trans (fried, cheese, processed snacks, margarine butter)
