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Please ensure you have the correct course syllabus -this is Nutrition 2107-please see correct course syllabus on my website (under Nutrition 2107). Office hours Mondays and Wednesdays 10 am – 12:30 pm. Lecture 2 8 January 2014 Overview of Nutrition . Overview of lecture
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Please ensure you have the correct course syllabus -this is Nutrition 2107-please see correct course syllabus on my website (under Nutrition 2107)
Office hours Mondays and Wednesdays 10 am – 12:30 pm
Lecture 2 8 January 2014 Overview of Nutrition
Overview of lecture 1)Introduction -sports nutrition in a nutshell 2) Nutrition and Nutrients defined 3) Nutrients classified 4) Science of nutrition 5) Next lecture- 13 January- IDATME, DRIs, Canada’s food guide, food labels, physical activity guidelines
SPORTS NUTRITION IN A NUTSHELL Choices of quantity and quality of nutrition have significant impact on athletic performance “A Proper Diet Can’t Make An Average Athlete Elite, But A Poor Diet Can Make An Elite Athlete Average”
Nutrition-defined-narrow science of what we eat and its impact on us through: ingestion digestion absorption transport metabolism excretion IDATME
Nutrition-defined-broad previous narrow definition plus psychology, economics, sociology, and culture of food and eating
Nutrients defined chemical substances obtained from food and used in the body to provide: -energy, structural materials and regulating agents to support growth, maintenance, repair of the body and athletic performance -possible disease prevention and reduction
Nutrients classified Energy yielding Non-energy yielding Non-nutrients
Energy yielding nutrients -all organic-carbon containing Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins 4/9/4 kcal/gm – remember calories are really kcal 17/37/17 kjoules/gm -energy for warmth, body maintenance (build new compounds/turnover), movement
Non-energy yielding nutrients -but can assist in deriving energy Vitamins-organic Minerals-inorganic-non-carbon containing Water-inorganic
In food, nutrients are also classified as: Essential or indispensable vs. non essential nutrients vs. conditionally essential Also have non-nutrients-helpful, neutral, or harmful Alcohols Phytochemicals Additives- e.g. food colouring Preservatives- e.g. nitrogen containing molecules that are anti-bacterial
Science of nutrition Separating fact from rumour via studies: Epidemiological (no intervention) -case-control, cross sectional, cohort Experimental (intervention) - animal, in vitro (eg cell culture), human
Science of nutrition -all investigations follow good scientific method: question hypothesis data interpret data conclude question (s)
Summary of lecture 1)Introduction -sports nutrition in a nutshell 2) Nutrition and Nutrients defined 3) Nutrients classified 4) Science of nutrition 5) Next lecture- 13 January- IDATME, DRIs, Canada’s food guide, food labels, physical activity guidelines-please bring these last 3 on 13 January