LIFESCI 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Glycogen, Calorie Restriction, Attachment Theory
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Week 6 lecture 13- the trouble with testosterone: hormones and sex differences. Because all proteins are not created equal. There are 20 amino acids that are needed by animals. We can produce 11 of them, but we need to obtain 9 through food. Milk, eggs, and meat have all 9. Corn has 6, beans have 6 (but not the same 6) Must have all 9 simultaneously in the body. Vitamins- necessary organic molecules that we need in small amounts. Used as cofactors in enzymes to get food broken down and absorbed faster. Fat soluble- a (precursor to eye pigment), d (calcium absorption), e (antioxidant function), k (blood clotting) Water soluble- b (coenzymes in metabolism), c (collagen formation, protection from oxidative damage) Calcium/ca (nerve propagation), phosphorus (atp), potassium/k, sodium/na, and. In the us, almost no adults suffer from any vitamin and mineral deficiency diseases, so they gain no benefit from supplemental vitamins. A- can lead to hair loss in men.
