NTDT200 Lecture 7: NTDT chapter 4, Nutrition Concepts, NTDT200
5 Apr 2018
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Consumption of whole grains that are high in ber reduces the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Whole grain: one where all of the edible parts of the original plant seed are found in the food product: examples: barley, whole wheat, quinoa, bulgar, oats, brown rice, corn, Grains that are milled and coarse parts removed. Stripped of bran and germ: bene cial nutrients and phytochemicals are found in bran and germ. Vitamins and mineral added back in so that the food meet a speci c standard: iron, thiamin, ribo avin, niacin, folate. Molecules made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen: consist of one or more monosaccharides (sugar molecules) for example, glucose and fructose. Thursday, march 1, 2018: found in plant foods and milk, major fuel source for the body, provide 4 kcal of energy per gram, recommended intake is 45% to 65% of total daily calories.
