MICROBIO 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Prostate Cancer, Meat Analogue, Margarine

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Microbiology
• Course: MICROBIO 160
• Professor: Wilmore Welby

Document Summary

*this lecture will not be on exam 2. *but this lecture will be on the final exam. Most chemicals encountered daily are through ingestion of foods. Cancer risk is related to both foods that increase or decrease risk. Cancer prevention studies mainly have to do with food intake. Diets rich in saturated fats (esp. red meats) have been linked to several types of cancer (colon, breast, and prostate). Apparent linkage is because fats have a higher calorie content than other nutrients. Calorie: amount of energy , or heat, it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water. Foods are a compilation of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. by 1 degree celsius (1. 8 degrees fahrenheit). 1 gram of fat = 9 calories. 1 gram of carbohydrates = 4 calories. 1 gram of protein = 4 calories. Any calorie you do not use in a given day is stored.