NTDT200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Eating Disorder, Lipoprotein, Overnutrition

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Nutrition and Dietetics
• Course: NTDT200
• Professor: Jennifer Linton

Document Summary

Carbs: chon found in foods as simple sugars or complex carbs - macro: 2. Proteins: consist of chon in 1 or more chains of aa macro (chon = organic: 3. Fats: aka triglycerides, subclass of lipids - macro: 4. Minerals: inorganic elements obtained thru foods that are essential: potassium, phosphorus, ca, 6. Promotion promote mutated cells to divide: 3. Isoflavones and lignans soy/flaxseed: complete vs incomplete proteins, complete provides all 9 essential aa to support protein synthesis in body. Incomplete includes most plant foods: complementary proteins (what vegetarians eat) beans, grains, nuts. Iron: heme iron found in animal foods (more bioavailable) body can utilize more iron in meats, non-heme less bioavailable, vit c rich foods enhance absorption. 7: plant foods rich in iron: soybeans, beans, legumes, dried fruit, spinach, whole grain cereals, zinc, less bioavailable in plants, found in soy, legumes, grains, nuts, more zinc in fish.