Nutrition and Fitness
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2015
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Nutrition and Fitness provides the information students need to make positive nutritional changes. The other 50% of this course material is based on physical activity as “the great protector of your health.”
Nutrition and Fitness features topics on:
- Nutrition Standards and Guidelines
- Human Energy Balance
- Carbohydrate and Exercise, and Diabetes
- Metabolism
- And more!
This text contains a summary of key points in each chapter as well as quizzes and bold key terms throughout. Links to external websites are directly embedded and provide an additional resource for the chapter content.
Chapter 1 Overview of Course Contents
- What Does Your Future Hold? -Health Behaviors
- Intro to Nutrition, Nutrition in the U.S.
- Dietary Supplements
- Scientific Method
- Intro to Fitness, Fitness in the U.S.
Chapter 2 Nutrition Standards and Guidelines
- DRI’s
- USDA Dietary Guidelines 2015-2020
- Food Labels
Chapter 3 Human Energy Balance
- Human Energy Expenditure
- Changing Body Composition-role of Thermodynamics
- Changing Body Composition-practical Applications
Chapter 4 General Overview of Digestions and Absorption
Chapter 5 Carbohydrate and Exercise, and Diabetes
- Classification
- Carbohydrates and Health
- Carbohydrate and Exercise
- Carbohydrate Digestion and Absorption
- Diabetes
Chapter 6 Protein
- Protein Structure and Function
- Protein Synthesis
- Protein Digestion and Absorption
- Protein Needs of Active People
Chapter 7 Lipids
- Classification
- Lipids and Health
- Lipid Digestion and Absorption
- Lipoproteins
- Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 8 Metabolism
- Intro to Energy
- Energy Systems
- Phosphagen System
- Glycolysis
- Krebs Cycle and Electron Transport
- Energy Production and Exercise
Chapter 9 Obesity and Body Composition
- Standards for Assessing Risk of Obesity Related Illness
- Body Fat Patterning and Health