...diets, following the crowd from one fad to the other. Some of these diets actually yield results – though they don’t last most of the time. But perhaps that is why people jump from one fad to the next, when one diets stops working just move on to the next. It’s almost like the dating app, Tinder, where you browse until...
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...to 100 words. 1. What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and disease. It includes the processes by which the human organism ingests digests, absorbs, transports, and excretes foods substances. Nutrition also focuses on how diseases, conditions and problems can be prevented with a healthy diet. Nutrients are essential to our everyday lives because it provides the nutrients that our bodies need to function on a daily basis. Each person has his or her individual nutritional need and it also assist with how the brain works. 2. What is the connection between nutrition and health? Nutrition involves identifying how certain diseases conditions or problems may be caused by dietary factors, such as poor diet, food allergies, metabolic diseases. The connection between nutrition and health is that if the body is not receiving the proper nutrients then a person is jeopardizing his or her health. A good nutrients practice ensures a person’s health and everyday functions. Food gives us the fuel to think and the energy to move our muscles. The micronutrients, the vitamins, the minerals are there so that our bodies can function. You need food not just to sustain health, but feel great. 3. What are the six classes of nutrients? What are essential nutrients? What are the sources of nutrients? What do nutrients do? The six classes of nutrients are carbohydrates, lipids (oils and fats), proteins, vitamins...
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...United States Tennis Association Sport Science Committee Project Editors: Mark S. Kovacs, PhD Todd S. Ellenbecker, DPT W. Ben Kibler, MD Introduction In the last two decades, physical training and competitive opportunities have increased dramatically in junior, collegiate and professional tennis. This arose due to a multitude of factors, but much of it has stemmed from an increase in knowledge and understanding of scientifically based training programs focused on improving performance. As this focus on performance has increased, the area of recovery has received relatively limited focus. Recovery is a multi-faceted paradigm focusing on recovery from training—session to session, day to day and week to week. Recovery is also vitally important during training as well as in competition between matches and between days during multi-day tournaments. As more information is needed in the area of tennis specific recovery, the Sport Science Committee of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) sponsored an extensive evidence-based review of the available literature related to eight distinct areas of tennis-specific recovery. These eight areas are: • • • • • • • • Nutritional Aspects of Tennis Recovery Heat and Hydration Aspects of Tennis Recovery Psychological Aspects of Tennis Recovery Recovery Aspects of Young Tennis Players Physiological Aspects of Tennis Recovery Musculoskeletal Injuries/ Orthopedics...
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...NUT2040: Introduction to Nutrition Diet Analysis Project 1: MyPyramid Analysis and Macronutrient Analysis (100 points) Introduction to Overall Diet Analysis Project The Diet Analysis Project is divided into 3 projects due throughout the semester. The entire project is worth 200 points – Project 1 is worth 100 points, Project 2 is worth 35 points, and Project 3 is worth 65 points. The goal of the Diet Analysis Project is for you to understand your typical dietary habits in order to learn how you can improve your eating habits to benefit your health. To do this you will keep a 3-day food record and then analyze your diet by entering the data into an online software program called MyDietAnalysis. You will use the same 3-day food record and reports from MyDietAnalysis for all diet projects due throughout this course. Note: You will NOT be graded on your dietary habits; you will be solely graded on your performance for ANALYZING your diet. Introduction to Diet Analysis Project 1 Diet Analysis Project 1 is worth a total of 100 points. Following are instructions to complete the first section of the project. Using MyDietAnalysis When you purchased your text you should have received a card with your book that includes an access code to allow entry to an online program called MyDietAnalysis. If you purchased a used book with no access code, simply go to www.MyDietAnalysis.com[->0] where you can purchase access directly at the website. This is a required element of the...
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...System Tissue Cells Organelle Molecules Atoms Molecular/atoms lowest level of organization Organic chemistry Chemistry of Carbon CHNOPS ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen Phosphorus Sulfur Several Trace Minerals Forms a bond with 4 other atoms in which electrons are shared forming a covalent compound C H C H H H CH4 \ H C H H OH CH3OH H H H C C OH H H CH3CH2OH O H C H CH2O All are polymers All are organic (C) compounds Carbohydrates Proteins Lipids Nucleic Acids Differ in terms of composition and function Carbohydrates……. Energy, support and recognition Proteins……………..Enzymes, structure, recognition, transport pigments, signals, mov’t Lipids………………..Cell membrane structure energy storage, signals cellular metabolism (VitK..) Nucleic Acids……….Hereditary and protein information, energy, signals Carbohydrates……. Polysaccharide..of simple sugars Proteins……………..Polypeptide..of amino acids Lipids………………..Insoluble in water..although common polymer glycerol and fatty acid Nucleic Acids……….Polynucleotide..of nucleotides -OH Several OH (alcohol) groups This group LOVES water Makes sugars solids and water soluble C with a double bond to an oxygen Aldehyde or ketone Joins w/an –OH to form a cyclic structure The resulting C (C-1) has OH/H Position of OH determines further bonding C=O Open Chain Cyclic ...
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...London. Over the years Tiger picked up many more achievements and the most outstanding includes winning the Gold Medal for Brewing Industry International Award in 1998 (London, UK), that can be considered as winning Oscar Award for the industry. Most recently it has also won another Gold Medal at the 2004 World Beer Cup that is equivalent of winning the Olympic in beer industry. Today Tiger Beer is acknowledged as the leading global brand through its active participation in the sponsorship of many sports events and vibrant brand campaigns. As recognition to the brand, Tiger was awarded as a leading brand in UK Cool Brand Leader for 3 consecutive years: 2004, 2005 and 2006. 2. TOWS Analysis Figure 1 The 4C Diamond Sub-Model It is important to examine the Threats, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Strengths (TOWS) for each business because we need precise analysis of TOWS in order to come up with the most appropriate strategies for our product. However TOWS are usually determined after understanding the 4Cs factors that directly influence...
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...CHO Loading and Female Cyclists 1 Running head: CHO LOADING AND FEMALE CYCLISTS The Effectiveness of CHO Loading in Female Cyclists PRF 810 Thesis Paper Christopher S. Burt CHO Loading and Female Cyclists 2 The Effectiveness of CHO Loading in Female Cyclists Carbohydrate [CHO] loading is the intentional ingestion of above normal amounts of carbohydrate to increase muscle glycogen stores prior to physical activity. This method is often used by elite athletes to improve their performance. With respect to cyclists, the increase in performance is measured experimentally as a decrease in time to complete a race or time trial, an increase time to fatigue, and by decreased power output. There is no singular method for CHO loading. The “first” standard protocol for CHO loading was developed by Bergstrom and Hultman (1), in which the athlete exercised to deplete glycogen from the muscle, then consumed excess CHO over 3 days, without exercising. More recently an exercise tapering protocol has been developed, in which the athlete reduces the amount of exercise being done over 3 days, and does no exercise on day 3 (2). This reduction in exercise is followed by 3, or up to 6, days of loading. However in both versions, and the many modifications thereof, the athlete’s regular training protocol is interrupted. Two recent articles reported the success of consuming 12g/kg of lean body mass high CHO, high glycemic index foods, for 24 hours (3, 4). Both studies showed an increase in muscle...
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...performance, from the psychological aspect to the physiological condition. The recovery phase and rest is one of the main subject that help to improve athlete s performance. Human is not a machine, we all need rest to restart our body again to reach the performance we want. Rest is not only behind higher performance, recovery periods prevent injuries that are caused by overtraining or a trauma. My project is about recovery program for a specific athlete, and how it can influence his performance. I try to build up a recovery program for him, that is suitable for his possibilities and capacities. I ve chosen Tiago Luz as my client. He is a basketball player, high level athlete though. He trains 4 / 5 times per week, in addition he has match almost every week. The goal of my recovery program for my client is to help to repair muscles and to rebuild them after workout. I will do with Tiago 4 weeks recovery program. First week we start with stretching where I will try to...
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...as appropriate for the patient with diabetes. Prepare a brief care plan for this client with expected outcomes and expected nursing interventions and rationales for at least 3 Nursing Diagnoses for a patient with hyperglycemia. Questions to prepare for the simulation clinical experience: Can write in bullet points or summary…. 1. Describe the pathophysiologic changes in diabetes. a. Why do blood glucose levels increase? i. Blood glucose levels increase when the body does not have sufficient insulin or when the body cannot utilize the insulin appropriately. If there is too little insulin, glucose cannot get into the cell. The cell is starving due to glucose not being able to enter the cells, therefore leading the increase of glucose production by the liver. Insulin is needed to breakdown sugar for energy. b. What are commonly seen blood glucose levels for DKA and HHNK? i. DKA 250 to 600 ii. HHNK 600 to 1000 c. What fluid and electrolyte disturbances commonly occur during the acute phase and why do they occur? i. Water, sodium, potassium, and chloride are the fluid and electrolyte disturbances that commonly occur...
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...about your eating habits. To begin the project, keep a record of your food and beverage intake for three typical days. Write down what you eat and drink and the quantity of each food or drink consumed. Keep another record of one day of your activities (24 hour period). Write down your activities and the time spent on each throughout your day. Include time sleeping or sitting quietly – all activities, including sedentary ones, burn calories. Use the website: choosemyplate.gov and the “Super Tracker” feature to analyze your diet and physical activity. Create a profile for yourself and enter your foods and beverages (item and quantity consumed) for analysis. Substitute a food of similar nutrient content if you can’t find a match within the database. Or, enter ingredients separately for mixed food items. For example, a taco might have: a corn shell, beef, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes etc. See the last page of this document for more detailed instructions for setting up your profile within Super Tracker. Enter your 24 hours of activity into the “Activity Tracker” portion of the program. Refer to the Rate Your Plate Grading Guidelines Rubric for specific grading information for this project – attached at the end of this document. The time required to complete the diet records, data analysis, and evaluation is approximately 5-10 hours. Start early. Page numbers and appendix references refer to information found in your textbook. ...
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...Practice 2: ORGANIC COMPOSITIONS OF THE CELL 1.CARBOHYDRATES 1.2.3. Task2-Chemical Detection of Starch Duration (mins) | Color of spot | Explanation | 0 | | _ For amylose (the polysaccharides that is present most in the rice suspension), the core of the helix structure easily accommodate iodine which is in Lugol solution). This complex has the deep blue color._ However, the helix structure (to be more specificly, the glycosidic bonds) is easily wrecked by heat (boiling temperature of water) and acid treatment (HCl). Once the helix structure of homopolycarbohydrate is broken, the conformation with iodine no longer exists. It leads to the gradual loss of blue color. | 2 | | | 4 | | | 6 | | | 8 | | | 10 | | | | No color change | | Color of Lugol | | | 2.PROTEINS 2.2.2. Task-Qualitative Detection of Proteins Protein solution | Original color | After 10% NaOH | After 0.5% CuSO4 | 1. Egg albumin | Colorless | Colorless | Blue->purple | 2. Fresh cow milk | White | White | Blue->purple | Explanation: NaOH doesn’t react with Proteins, so there’s no change to the protein solutions Next, when CuSO4 is added, it reacts with NaOH to form Cu(OH)2 (blue) first. 2NaOH+ CuSO4 -> Cu(OH)2(s) + Na2SO4 Then Cu(OH)2 and Proteins together form the complex, which gives out the purple color. This reaction (called biuret reaction) is useful to detect the protein presence. (write down the chemical equation, GOOGLE) 3. LIPIDS 4...
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...The weight loss industry is making millions every year on Americans. So why are so many Americans continuing to gain weight at increasing numbers? Could it be diets and weight loss supplements are detrimental to the overall health of so many Americans? The unhealthy reliance on appetite suppressants and the restrictions of certain food groups generally don’t work in the long term and can even be dangerous. The low cost of diets and the promise of fast results can certainly encourage many Americans to diet. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than 20 million Americans use dietary supplements, including multivitamins, minerals and herbs. The rise of diet supplements from 42% in 2006 to 62% in 2010 has only fueled the growth of dietary supplements and diet plans to a multimillion dollar industry (Center for Disease Control, 2011). The weight loss industry encourages individuals to improve their overall health by dieting. The industry approach suggest people can eat poorly and just take a diet supplement and have the same results of someone who eats well, exercise and takes care of their health by getting regular checkups. This is farthest from the truth according to a CNN report. Dr. Roberta Anding, a registered dietitian and director of sports nutrition at Texas Children Hospital, stated “while some supplements can be helpful in losing weight they are not match to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. “ Studies haven’t shown any significant difference...
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...indicators of morbidity. Include examples in your answer (3 marks) 5. Why is it important to prioritise particular health issues in Australia? Include examples in your answer (5 marks) 6. Discuss the limitations of using epidemiology to describe the current health status of a population (4 marks) 7. Compare the health status of Australian males to Australian females (4 marks) 8. Analyse the importance of social justice principles in selecting health priorities in Australia (6 marks) 9. Demonstrate how an illness or disease is selected as a National Priority area (5 marks) 10. What is the role of epidemiology? Explain how epidemiology can be used to determine the priority areas for Australia’s health (4 marks) 11. Explain the main measures of epidemiology. What information do they provide about the current health status of Australians (4 marks) 12. Is Australia a healthy nation compared with the rest of the world? Explain your answer. How can Australia’s health be improved? (5 marks) 13. Distinguish between the terms ‘prevalence’ and ‘incidence’ (2 marks) 14. Identify reasons for Australia’s declining infant mortality rate (3 marks) 15. Does epidemiological information measure everything about health status? Explain your answer (4 marks) 16. What are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Australia? Describe the trends in their prevalence rates (4 marks) 17. Why is it important to prioritise health issues? (3 marks) 18. Explain the factors that governments...
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...Enzymes are natural catalysts - substances that speed up a rate of reaction without being used up. They are also proteins that are molded into various shapes that allow substrate molecules to fit inside them. The region where the substrate molecules insert themselves is called the active site. Without enzymes, biological reactions would take excessive time to take place to keep you alive. They are also significant as they aid cells to connect with one another allowing cells to maintain growth, life and death. For example, Enzyme Amylase breaks down starch/carbohydrates digests it into glucose which merges in to our bloodstream and the remaining food is absorbed in the stomach and intestine. However, other enzymes that construct DNA use small...
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...is an example of positive feedback- the output enhances or exaggerates the original stimulus. 3. What does it mean if an organism is an ectotherm? Endotherm? Give an example of each. An ectotherm does not regulate its own temp and depend on the envirmental temp. and endortherm can control its temp. 4. Herbivorous mammals tend to have extremely long digestive systems, especially the intestines; omnivores have intermediate length intestines; and carnivores have extremely short intestines. What might be a logical explanation for this pattern? It takes longer to digest plants because of the cell wall. Thus there needs to be a longer digestive tracks so that herbivores can get all the nutrients that need foe their body. 5. Why do strict vegetarians (vegans) have to be more careful of their choices of food than do vegetarians that also eat cheese, eggs, and dairy products? Thye are not able to get all the essential amino acids they needs from plants so they need to be careful of what they eat so that they can get those minerals...
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