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Chapter 3
 Is it possible to supplement your way to
better performance and health?
 Nutrients and Membrane Transport
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 Nearly two-thirds of Americans take
nutritional supplements

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5 can come
from food)
 Too little leads to
dehydration
 Circulatory system,
maintains blood pressure
 Helps dissolve and
eliminate waste products
 Cooling by evaporation

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 Using sports drinks for hydration is not
always a good choice
 Sports drinks are often high in sugar and
can increase the risk of dehydration

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 Carbohydrates as nutrients
 Carbohydrates:
 main energy source
 Foods rich in carbohydrates: bread, cereal,
pasta, fruits, and vegetables
 Carbohydrates exist as:
 Simple sugars (glucose) enter our system
quickly
 Complex carbohydrates (branching
chains of simple sugars) are digested
more slowly
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 The body digest simple sugars quickly
and easily
 Complex carbohydrates are burned more
slowly
 Processed foods are high in simple sugars
 Excess carbohydrates will get stored for
later use, usually stored as fat

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 Carbohydrates
 Fiber: indigestible complex carbohydrates
 Also called roughage
 Why is fiber an important part of a healthful
diet?
 Essential for large intestine function
 Lowers cholesterol
 Reduces cancer risk
 Whole foods are less processed and high in
fiber
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 Proteins
 Proteins are made up of amino acids,

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 Proteins are made up of amino acids
 Some amino acids can be produced by us
others we must get from food
 Essential amino acids: we cannot make
these ourselves; must obtain from food
 Complete proteins: contain all the essential
amino acids we need, examples of foods
that contain complete proteins,
 Fish
 Meat
 Eggs
 Yogurt
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 Vegetarians can get all essential amino
acids by combining plant proteins
(a) Lentils are high in lysine and low in valine
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The side groups of
lysine and valine
are different
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Valine

Lysine

Valine

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 Fats
 Energy storage molecules
 Gram for gram fat stores twice as much
energy as carbohydrates or protein
 Energy is stored in the chemical bonds of the
fat molecule

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 Foods rich in fat:
 Meat, milk, cheese, vegetable oil, and nuts

 Most mammals (including humans)
store fat just below the skin for:

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