NUTRITIONAL VALUE Sweet potato – is known to be a good source of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and certain B vitamins that are considered essential to human health. Besides the commonly consumed root of the plant, certain tissues in sweet potato are also edible and high in nutritional value. Although studies have confirmed that water-soluble vitamins exist in sweet potato roots and leaves, there has been limited information about how these vitamins are actually distributed in the plants. Not only
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com/Science/Atkins-Food-Pyramid.aspx http://efed.aces.uiuc.edu/dieters/popdiet.html 2. Nutrition: This diet is quite nutritionally adequate. It includes recommended servings from all MyPlate food groups. Because this diet primarily promotes restricting the carbohydrates intake to manage weight loss through the decreasing in carbs, the grains, fruits and vegetables groups in MyPlate will be reduced. The daily intake meets the minimum recommendations for females, but not for males (<1600 kcal/day). Atkin’s diet
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substances such as the tannins in tea caffeine and large amounts of phytic acid, a binder found in wheat grain and whole grains, interfere with calcium absorption. Phosphorus is involved in the release of energy from fat, protein and carbohydrates during metabolism, and in the formation of DNA and many enzymes. If functioning normally, the body acids and alkalis and this balance is vital. Phosphorus plays a major role in keeping this balance in place. Phosphorus is unlikely to be lacking because
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Fa"Fad diet" is a term of popular media, not science. Some so-called fad diets may make pseudo-scientific claims. According to one definition, fad diets claim to be scientific but do not follow the scientific method in establishing their validity. What is a fad diet? There are many different definitions of what a fad diet consists of. One definition is any weight loss plan that quickly gains popularity and may become unpopular just as quick. A more specific definition is any weight loss program
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every cell, muscle and tissue of our body and is also present in many of the foods that we eat daily. Protein is a major component of all muscles, tissues and organs and is vital for practically every process that occurs within the body such as metabolism, digestion and the transportation of nutrients and oxygen in the blood. The protein in our body is essentially the same as the protein in our food, except that it is structured differently. (Unknown author- (2001-2010) Protein - an introduction
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OPTIMUM NUTRITION IS NEEDED FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH Discuss this statement, drawing on contemporary research to explain the role nutrition plays in an individual’s health. Grade 20/20 High distinction Current tribal cultures; for example the San Bushmen and the Hadaza (Crittendon 2012), practice dietary empirical knowledge ( appendix I) and experience as a way of life. 1960’s medical and anthropological studies (Bond, 2012) concluded the San’s dietary and lifestyle behaviours demonstrated optimal
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nutrients which are; Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat, Minerals, Vitamins, Water. All six of these keep the body’s natural defences up and allow for new healthy cells to be created replacing old cells. Carbohydrates These are the body’s main source of energy because when a carbohydrate enters the human body we break them down in our stomach, which then gets broken down further into sugars such as glucose, fructose, sucrose, and lastly lactose. Although other complex carbohydrates that are high in starch
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body to diet. With advances in the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, the study of nutrition is increasingly concerned with metabolism and metabolic pathways: the sequences of biochemical steps through which substances in living things change from one form to another. The human body contains chemical compounds, such as water, carbohydrates (sugar, starch, and fiber), amino acids (in proteins), fatty acids (in lipids), and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). These compounds in turn consist
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same thing would happen if your body was exposed to extremer heat for any long periods of time. For the metabolic system to continue to occur in the body cells need a constant supply of glucose. Glucose is a carbohydrate, and is the most important simple sugar in human metabolism. Blood sugar levels should be maintained at around 90mg of glucose per 100ml of blood (90:100). If blood glucose levels rise, insulin is released into the blood. Insulin is one of many hormones that helps the
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Biological, Social and Economic. The human body must obtain nutrients from foods. Human require approximately fifty nutrients for growth and cell maintenance and repair. These nutrients are divided into six classes: proteins, lipids or fats, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals and water. A diet consisting of a relatively equal combination of terrestrial mammals, birds, shellfish, fish and plant foods would lead to healthier individual than would a diet based solely or primarily on one type of animal
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