NUSC 1165 Lecture 26: NUSC 1165 26
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Why vegetarian: the more plant based foods in your diet, the less at risk you are for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, plant based foods have fewer calories, fruit in vegetables have fewer calories than proteins. Health risks of being vegetarian: dairy provides calcium and vitamin d. Increased risk for osteoporosis: protein (animal) provides essential amino acids (mfp), vitamin b12, iron. *** for athletes, no more than 2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight is recommended: for non athlete, general population: (120pounds/ 2. 2)*. 8, for athlete (120 pounds/2. 2)*2. Protein energy malnutrition: kwashiorkor, adequate calories but lacking protein, child has protruding gut, marasmus. Inadequate calories and still lacking protein: bones protrude, clavicle and cheek bones, common in people with cancer, anorexia, carchexia. In almost every case, we see anemia, lack of hemoglobin: phenylketonuria: enzyme defect, cannot metabolize phenylalanine. If balance is positive, there is weight gain.
