CHEM 183 Study Guide - Peanut Butter, Unsaturated Fat, Gluten

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 183
• Professor: Jelena Ristic

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Jane brody high priestess of nutrition ; ny times columnist. 2 good diet = not rocket science, fundamentals of a good diet have not really changed. 3 michael paulin"s mantra: eat food, not too much, and mostly plants. 5 broccoli has a natural toxin vs. (i. e. that attacks) the thyroid gland; reason to be cautious in using terms like natural meaning safe . 6 natural is a concept much like the other food-fads (ex: antioxidant, gluten free, high carb, low carb) 7 people jump on nutritional band wagon of things they think the consumer will buy ex: gluten free, suddenly everyone is gluten- sensitive (celiac disease) 8 food should not be thought of as a delivery system for certain nutrients. 9 our bodies do not know how to process individual/isolated nutrients ex: fructose vs. sucrose broken down naturally by the body.