Body Fat and Eating Disorders With more than 60% of the U.S. adult population overweight and 25% of those considered obese‚ it is important to understand the obesity epidemic and the serious effects it has on health. To understand obesity‚ it is important to understand body composition. Body composition is the body’s relative amount of fat to fat-free mass. The body’s fat-free mass is compromised of all the body’s non-fat tissues; this includes bone‚ water‚ muscles
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Nutritional Food Label and Facts April Garcia SCI/241 August 24‚ 2013 Charlotte Williams‚ MAEd The 5/20 rule is where if you 5 % or less it’s not a good source of the nutrient if it has 20%or more then it is a good source of a nutrient. For an Example in my pantry I have a can of Chunk Light Tuna in water it has 10% DV of Sodium and 10% dv of Cholesterol. It’s not a good source of Sodium nor Cholesterol it’s just in the middle of it both. The Serving Size‚ Calories‚ Limit these nutrients
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Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins SCI 241 Nutrition Stacey Peterson November 24‚ 2013 Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins Vitamins are organic compounds that are essential to many functions in the human body and classified in two different classes based on their solubility. The B vitamins and vitamin C are water soluble and vitamins A‚ D‚ E‚ and K are fat soluble (Grosvenor & Smolin‚ 2012). These classes are fat soluble and water soluble. According to Grosvenor‚ M & Smolin‚ L. (2012) small
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[pic] Course Syllabus SCI 241 The Science of Nutrition Course Start Date: 2/14/2011 Course End Date: 4/17/2011 Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due‚ please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix© editorial standards and practices. Main: This is the main forum for the class and
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PROTEIN ARTICLE RESEARCH SCI/241 PROTEIN ARTICLE RESEARCH Proteins are a part of every cell‚ tissue‚ and organ in our bodies. The protein we eat is broken down by amino acids that are later used to replace proteins in our bodies. These proteins include meats‚ poultry‚ fish‚ eggs‚ nuts‚ seeds‚ milk and milk products. Proteins are made up of amino acids. There are 20 different amino acids that join together to make up all types of protein. A complete protein source is one that provides all
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Dietary Supplements Ashley Kaiser SCI/241 October 14‚ 2012 Diane Peffer Dietary Supplements Just like anything there are good things and bad things that can come along with it. Our bodies need certain things such as nutrients‚ water and even certain minerals to survive and be healthy. Although many times we lack getting the correct amounts so there are things that are made to help make sure we get the amount needed. One of these things that are made for us to help in our daily diet is
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Human Digestion SCI/241 Human Digestion The beginning of the digestive process starts with the smell and sight of food which activate the salivary glands. The mouth is the point at which food enters the digestive tract and continues the digestive process by chewing food. The food is then broken down into pieces and moistened by salivary glands which turn food into a bolus. The bolus goes down the pharynx into the esophagus which connects the pharynx to the stomach. The stomach is an organ
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Week 1 Assignment 1 Candice O’Byrne Sci/241 January 11‚ 2012 Stephen Murray Week 1 Assignment 1 Understanding food labels is essential knowledge for eating healthily and for making sure that the proper nutrients are available in the food we consume every day. Nearly every packaged food item purchasable in the United States is labeled with the nutritional value by the Food and Drug administration. A few key elements exist to help us understand the nutrition on these labels. The 5/20
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An eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances to your everyday diet‚ such as eating extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating. People with eating disorder may have started out just eating small or large amounts of food‚ but at some point‚ the urge to eat lessened or gained and spiraled out of control. Severe distress or concern about body weight or shape may also signal an eating disorder. ("Eating Disorders." NIMH RSS. Web. 5 Oct. 2015.) Eating disorders include
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Final Project‚ Healthy Eating‚ Nutrition‚ and Exercise Plan SCI/241 Version 6 Carlos E. Matta University of Phoenix Final Project‚ Healthy Eating‚ Nutrition‚ and Exercise Plan In my first report I indicated my age 42 years old‚ my weight was 165 pounds and height 5’6”. My daily exercise was riding bike between 6 to 8 miles a day for 3 days during the week for a total of 350 minutes of Physical Activity. Week one 3 day analysis for breakfast I had a cup of coffee with flavored cream with
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