NUTR 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Lean Body Mass, Nitrogen Balance, Subcutaneous Tissue
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Discuss how and why protein recommendaions change for athletes. Discuss problems that arise when too much or too litle protein is consumed. Discuss the health beneits as well as the nutriional concerns associated with vegetarian and/or vegan diets. Explain how someone adhering to a vegetarian or vegan diet could be assured of geing adequate dietary protein. List several good food sources of protein including non-meat and dairy products. Increased lean body mass: addiional protein needs for recovery. Small amount of protein used for energy during acivity. Nitrogen balance = nitrogen in nitrogen out. 04/22/16 periods of growth, pregnancy, recovery from illness. Low in plant foods (iber), vitamins, phytochemicals: high intake of animal protein increases risk for heart disease (high in saturated fat and cholesterol) Excessive intake of red meat is linked with colon cancer: burden on the kidney, big issue for people suscepible to kidney disease. The food and nutriion board advises against protein intakes >35% total kcals (2000.
