...or meaning unless we take the time to research what they mean and how they affect our health and wellness. First the healthy fats and what mean to our diet. Polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated fats tend to be in the form of a liquid and can be beneficial, just as everything is nowadays if taken in moderation. They can help lower LDL or bad cholesterol levels. The unhealthy fats are saturated fats and transfats are most of time solids. These fats which opposed to healthy fats raise LDL or bad cholesterol levels which can lead to some pretty significant diseases. Diseases associated with fats can harmful if you do not understand what can happen if you consume too much of them. Eating large quantities of saturated or transfats leads to obesity which in turn can lead to stroke, heart disease, and even diabetes, something we never want to experience, so it’s important to learn the facts. There are many more diseases associated with the amount of fat you eat and how it relates to your body. Heart disease, stroke, diabetes are all types of diseases that we associate without hesitation, but cancer, gall bladder disease, fatty liver disease, and sleep apnea are also associated with too much fat in the body. Eating fiber can greatly help with the way your body feels and functions, so that you are able to function properly without any stomach issues. Some benefits of fiber consumption are that it makes you feel full faster helping in controlling your weight...
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...Assignment 1 – (50 marks) Discuss the importance of body fluids and which one is considered to be the body’s internal environment. (4 marks) * Body fluids carry chemical communicators which organize actions amid cells, carry nutrients to cells, and carry waste products away from cells. They are the primary transport system between cells. The internal environment of the body is extracellular fluid, which refers to all of the fluids outside of our cells in our bodies – such as blood plasma, interstitial fluid, lymph and transcellular fluid. These fluids make up approximately 1/4 of body weight. Describe the three major types of lipids found in the body. (6 marks) * The three major types of lipids found in the body are triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols (cholesterol). Triglycerides are fatty acids. Its functions include energy storage and the cushioning and insulating of the body and nerves. All nerves are wrapped in a myelin sheath; or lipid layer. Phospholipids are similar to triglycerides, but contain a phosphate group. It is a lipid bilayer – membranes in eukaryotic cells and the plasma membrane of cells. Sterols are made from lipids, but have no fatty acids in their structure. Cholesterol makes up sex hormones and carries lip-proteins. Describe briefly what is occurring at each step in the figure. (3 marks) * Name and briefly describe the cell shapes, arrangements, and functions of cell layers found in epithelial tissues. (3 marks) * In...
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...look into the studies on fiber we find that fiber is important for gastrointestinal health as well as cholesterol-lowering benefits. Fiber is mainly used by your body to clean it out easier. It passes through your body unchanged and will push everything in front of it in the digestive system along, making the digestive process easier. Another function for fiber is to regulate how full you are. The amount of fiber you eat is what gives you the full feeling when you eat a lot. Some of the places you can find fiber is in oats, wheat and basically any food with any part of a plant in it. Fiber is a plant that cannot be broken down by the human digestive system. Intestinal bacteria are able to utilize fiber as nutrition, thus helping you to be well. Our digestive system is unable to break down dietary fiber and this indigestible ingredient has many effects on the functions of the body. Because fiber is not absorbed by the body, it does not significantly increase the energy content of food, and thus helps you to control your body weight. Soluble fiber is “soluble” in water. When mixed with water it forms and swells into a gel-like substance making the feces increase in weight. The dissolving of some fibers in water forms viscous solutions in the intestines; these are called viscous or soluble fibers. Soluble fiber has a lot of many benefits, including but not limited to, moderating blood glucose levels and lowering cholesterol. Some of the soluble fibers include pectins, gums, mucilages...
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...com/anatomy/muscular-male#full-description The muscular system is responsible for the movement of the human body. Attached to the bones of the skeletal system are about 700 named muscles that make up roughly half of a person’s body weight. Each of these muscles is a discrete organ constructed of skeletal muscle tissue, blood vessels, tendons, and nerves. Muscle tissue is also found inside of the heart, digestive organs, and blood vessels. In these organs, muscles serve to move substances throughout the body.... Muscular System Anatomy Muscle Types There are three types of muscle tissue: Visceral, cardiac, and skeletal. 1. Visceral Muscle. Visceral muscle is found inside of organs like the stomach, intestines, and blood vessels. The weakest of all muscle tissues, visceral muscle makes organs contract to move substances through the organ. Because visceral muscle is controlled by the unconscious part of the brain, it is known as involuntary muscle—it cannot be directly controlled by the conscious mind. The term “smooth muscle” is often used to describe visceral muscle because it has a very smooth, uniform appearance when viewed under a microscope. This smooth appearance starkly contrasts with the banded appearance of cardiac and skeletal muscles. 2. Cardiac Muscle. Found only in the heart, cardiac muscle is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. Cardiac muscle tissue cannot be controlled consciously, so it is an involuntary muscle. While hormones and signals...
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...Abstract Foods that we consume play a major role in our health as well as our lifestyle. Many of us never know how important it is for use to eat healthy and exercise. Sometimes it takes some of us to go thru something traumatic before we realized the important of these things. Eating a well-balanced diet with not only keep you in shape, but it will also help in the prevention of many diseases such as; heart disease, obesity, diabetes and many more. Making yourself knowledgeable of the adequate amount of nutrients that you should be consuming every day is important. Knowing how carbohydrates, protein, and fiber can contribute to your health and disease prevention are some simple things that we all need to research and become aware of. For three days I will be keeping track of the foods that I consumed. The tool that I will be utilizing to keep account of my food intake is iProfile. I will be exploring my eating habits. I will be looking to see if, I consumed the a recommended amount of Lipids, Proteins, Fiber, and Carbohydrates | Food Intake — Three Days Protein, Carbohydrates and Lipids are nutrients that all of our bodies need in order to function. Protein is the building block for many things within our bodies. Protein is what our hair and nails are made of. Our bodies use protein to build tissue and our bones, cartilage, plus skin is combined with protein. We also use protein to make enzymes and hormones in our bodies. For My three day in take profile I consumed 239...
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...fruit is made of soft, easily digestible flesh (bulbs) made up of simple sugars like fructose and sucrose that when eaten replenishes energy and revitalizes the body instantly. Jackfruit is rich in dietary fiber, which makes it a good bulk laxative. The fiber content helps protect the colon mucous membrane by binding to and eliminating cancer-causing chemicals from the colon. Fresh fruit has small but significant amounts of vitamin-A, and flavonoid pigments such as carotene-ß, xanthin, lutein and cryptoxanthin-ß. Together, these compounds play vital roles in antioxidant and vision functions. Vitamin A is also required for maintaining integrity of mucusa and skin. Consumption of natural fruits rich in vitamin-A, and carotenes has been found to protect from lung and oral cavity cancers. Jackfruit is a good source of antioxidant vitamin-C, provides about 13.7 mg or 23% of RDA. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful free radicals. It is one of the rare fruits that is rich in B-complex group of vitamins. It contains very good amounts of vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), niacin, riboflavin, and folic acid. Further, fresh fruit is a good source of potassium, magnesium, manganese, and iron. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure. http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/jackfruit.html Jackfruit 10 Health Benefits and Nutrition Facts...
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...was to review the dietary intake (DRI), and determine if the dietary intake for the day recorded provides a healthy diet. I also determined did I consume the recommended DRI from each of the food groups, vitamins, and minerals and so forth. The purpose of this paper will allow me to determine whether or not the food I consume helps or harm my entire nutrition and health. It also allows me to scrutinize my personal dietary intake for one day. The way of understanding how the consumption of certain foods helps and harms our body is very essential. Some may feel that the less you eat the better it is being that you are avoiding digesting unhealthy foods but the truth is this is harmful. Even so eating more is not healthy. The best way is by digesting the right foods and food amounts. The two important nutrients for general health are fiber and protein. The daily intake for me is essentially analyzed by the foods that supply the accurate type of proteins and fibers. It became clear to me that by regulating my consumption provides a healthier nutrient ingestion. The following food intake calculates for only one day. On October 7, 2011 my protein intake was on the tolerable altitude of protein intake. My protein intake was 160 grams. This is above and beyond the daily intake of protein of 56 grams. The reason for this is because I consumed a grilled chicken salad from Sonic, orange juice, and grilled tilapia. All of the proteins I consumed on this day were all utterly proteins, in...
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...your Final learning statement at the end of the course. So take a moment to use your journal and write down your thoughts to the questions below. | | | | Journal Entry #1 : Preparation for Your Final Learning Statement | | | | So far in this module we have covered the definitions of nutrition and energy, label reading, the USDA Pyramid Food Guidance System, USDA Dietary Guidelines and the Exchange System for menu planning. In preparation for your final learning statement that is submitted at the end of the course. I would like you to:Log onto: www.mypyramid.gov and calculate your personal food intake needed to maintain your current weight, etc. Most of us learn by applying concepts, especially about nutrition and health to our own lives. There is a wealth of information and tracking sheets that the USDA has created that you may choose to use in your daily lives.Please write in your journal your thoughts on the concepts learned in this module. Review the sections if you need to. After looking at your MyPyramid Plan comment on your intake of adequate calories and whether or not you meet any of these guidelines. Remember: this journal is for you to use and keep notes. You do not need to submit any of your thoughts until you create your final learning statement at the end of the course. | | | | | | | * | * Nutrition is the study of nutrients and how they help to sustain life. * Calorie (kilocalorie) is the amount of heat/energy it takes to...
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...Food Intake-3 days summary Food Intake-3 days summary The food choices that we make daily contribute to how we feel today and in the future. Maintaining healthy eating habits are a very important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Good nutrition combined with being physically active can help you to reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk of chronic diseases such as like heart disease and cancer, and promote your overall health. In this summary the writer will address several points that were indicated though a food journal that was recorded for 3 days. Protein, Carbohydrates, and Lipids Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins make up the three macronutrients that provide energy for your body. My diet included many foods that contained protein. Some of those foods are yogurt, peanut butter crackers, orange juice, tilapia(fish), cheese grits, baked beans, cereal, ramen noodles, chicken alfredo, chicken tenders, salad, chicken nuggets, fries, lasagna, and soft tacos. The fish contained the most protein totaling 22g of protein in one serving. My diet contained many foods that contained carbohydrates. Some of these foods are yogurt, peanut butter crackers, orange juice, cheese grits, baked beans, cereal, orange sections, ramen noodles, chicken alfredo, cranberry juice, chicken tenders, salad, chicken nuggets, lasagna, and soft tacos. The lasagna contained the most carbs totaling 43g of carbs. Lastly, my diet contained several foods that contained lipids(fats)....
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...Cardiac Muscle Tissue and It’s Function There are different types of muscle tissue in the body. I will be focusing on cardiac muscle tissue and its functions. Cardiac muscle is located in the heart wall and its major function is to pump blood throughout the body. If you were to put cardiac muscle and skeletal side by side you would see that cardiac muscle fibers are shorter in length and less circular. They are described as: “Branched striated fibers with usually only one centrally located nucleus (occasionally two). (Jenkins&Tortora,(2012) p. 132) Cardiac muscle fibers connect to each other by intercalated discs. Intercalated disc are “Transverse thickenings of plasma membrane called intercalated disc which contain desmosomes and gap junctions.” (Jenkins&Tortora,(2012) p. 132) Desmosomes are the glue of the cardiac muscle they hold it together even through constant athletic movement. For example exercise, if there were no desmosomes in the cardiac muscle it would simple fall apart then minute you jumped on a treadmill or began and exercise routine. “Desmsomes strengthen tissues and hold fibers together during vigorous contractions.” (Jenkins&Tortora,(2012) p. 132) Gap junctions make it possible for action potentials to move through one muscle fiber to the next. “Gap junctions provide route for quick conduction of electrical signals throughout heart.” (Jenkins&Tortora,(2012) p. 132) We don’t have to tell our cardiac muscle to contract it does this all...
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...fats and Fiber According to the “Face the Fats” article we have bad fats, better fats, and best fats. Bad fats are considered saturated fats and trans fats. Bad fat is anything with butter on it or in it. Examples of saturated fat items would be steaks, loaded potatoes, and deserts as well. Examples of trans fats would be anything deep fried like fast food French fries or fried chicken. Better fats are monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat. These fats are better for you and are not as bad on your hear health. Examples of better fats would be olive oil and canola oils. Polyunsaturated fats contain omega 3 and omega 6. In order to find the amount of these fats you should subtract your saturated and trans fats and you are left with mono and poly. The best fats would be the fats your body needs like omega 3. Saturated fat is anything that has butter in it. Mostly found in fast food restaurants, this fat is derived from animal products and comes from dairy, meat, and eggs. Unsaturated fat is derived from plant products. Trans fatty acid is the process of adding hydrogen to vegetable oil this is really bad for your cholesterol. Hydrogenated fat is when hydrogen is added to liquid oil and it is turned in to a solid form like Crisco. Trans fatty acids are harmful to your cholesterol levels. The function of lipids in the body is for energy storage in the body. Lipids are also the difference between good and bad cholesterol. The function of fiber in the...
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...Lack of sleep has harmful physical and mental effects to the human body. As is commonly known, the human body needs at least eight hours of rest each night. These eight hours are used by the body to recover the health of cells in bones, muscles and organs. However, most people in actuality do not sleep enough time. As a result of this, we can observe different pathological conditions on people who don’t have more than two hours of rest daily. Some of the effects that lack of sleep produce in the human body are muscular injuries, depression and behavior changes. The muscles make us what we are. One of the functions of the muscular system is to give us shape and form. At the same time, the muscular system is in charge of supporting the weight of the different systems that compound our body, like nervous, skeletal, digestive, reproductive, etc… Moreover, the most important function is to produce movement. Different fibers form a single muscle. They contract and stretch hundreds of times to give movement to the whole body. This constant stretching starts damaging the fibers. Not enough sleep to recover the muscular cells in the fibers result in injuries and muscular pain all over the body. After two days without enough sleep the body start feeling fatigued. Blurry vision, high blood pressure, abnormal high body temperature and muscular pain give a bad mood to the body and a hurry to sleep. On the other hand, on a day full of responsibilities there is not time to stop. These stressful...
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...Tissues: An introduction Lab Report Part 1 This lab is divided into two different parts. Part 1 deals with the general characteristics of tissues, and part 2 asks you to interpret some photomicrographs taken of human tissue slides in our lab. Part one should be completed first, but you’ll probably get a lot of hints about the answers for part 2 if you’ve looked over the images and questions provided ahead of time to work on them. To do Part 1, download the following documents and have your textbook available. Part 1 Characteristics of tissues A. Epithelial Tissues What are five general characteristics which distinguish epithelial tissues? (1. Cellularity: tightly packed sheets of cells with little intercellular material between them 2. Basement membrane; the basal surface of ETs are anchored to underlying CT by a distinct basement membrane 3. Specialized contacts: tight junctions and desmosomes 4. Avascularity: contain no blood vessels; are nourished by nutrients which diffuse upward from underlying connective tissue through the basement membrane 5. Regeneration: high regeneration capacity due to rapid cell division ) Explain how the general morphology of epithelial cells may be deduced from the names of the epithelial tissues. (The names of the epithelial cells are characteristic of their structure: simple=single layer stratified=many layers squamous=flat cuboidal=cube shaped columnar=elongated ) Epithelial tissues specialized for secretion can be found...
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...Carbohydrate Characteristics and functions | Source | Causes | * Carbohydrate are compound that consists of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. * They are the source of energy for our body. * 5g of carbohydrate is require to prevent the development of ketosis. * Act as a protein spearing effect. * The first and the most efficient source of energy for performing vital process. * Essential for fat oxidation. * Role in gastro-intestinal functions. * Add favors to diet. * Two types of carbohydrates are: 1. Simple carbohydrate (sugar) 2. Complex carbohydrate (starch and fiber) * Sugar occur naturally in food. Sugar forms are: 1. Monosaccharide 2. Disaccharide 3. Polysaccharide * Starch are polysaccharides, made of many monosaccharide molecules combined together. * Fibers are Non-polysaccharides that are an important of healthy balanced diet. | * Simple carbohydratesMonosaccharide – Fruits, honey, sucrose, etc.Disaccharides – cane sugar, beet sugar, milk, etc.Polysaccharides – cereals, meat, green plants. * Complex carbohydrateStarch – pasta, potatoes, chapattis, white bread, pizza, etc.Fiber – beans, oats, roof vegetables, banana, barley, nuts, whole wheat, woody parts of vegetables, etc. | * Carbohydrate deficiency can cause 1. Fatigue 2. Poor mental function 3. Lack of endurance 4. Fluctuations in energy and mood * Carbohydrate over consumption can cause: 1. Weight gain 2. Overproduction of insulin 3. Digestive imbalance...
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...Muscular System The muscular system is made up muscles, joints, tendons, bones, ligaments and connective tissue that help to support the body’s internal organs. They work together to perform a variety of functions. These include; stability, posture, motion, heat, circulation and digestion within the body. Essentially the muscular system provides power for movement of all body parts. It is the muscles within our body which provide us with movement via contractions and without this vital system life would completely stop. Stability and posture Our skeletal muscles attach to our bones through tendons where bones act as levers. This causes our muscles to contract, relax, effectively it controls the bone. Muscles also provide strength for stability and posture by allowing the bones to align properly. If muscles are too tight or loose then this causes the bones to become misaligned which creates poor posture. Skeletal muscles can be stretched or strengthened to support the bone correctly, allowing maximal stability. Finally, skeletal muscles are also important for providing the body with balance and coordination which is also important because they aid fluid body movement for physical skill performance which is key when taking part in sport. Good balance and coordination also improves posture and prevents injury because you will have good postural responses to a stimulus e.g putting your hands in front of your face to protect yourself. http://www.childdevelopment.com.au/home/90 ...
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