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Sports Nutrition (Nutrients (Micro-nutrients ('5' pieces of…
Sports Nutrition
Nutrients
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C-Essential for healthy functioning collagen major component bones /connective tissue : found in veg and citrus fruit
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Carbohydrates
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'2' Types of Carbs- Simple carbohydrates -Including sugars like fructose and sucrose. They have a small chain structure which means the simple carbs are broken down quickly and the carbs are broken down quickly to the bloodstream. This leaves a constant state of hunger.
How carbs are digested
Simple Carbohydrates: Glucose, Fructose and Sucrose
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Complex Carbs- Also, known as Polysaccharides many made up of long up long chain proteins. The complex arrangement makes them longer to breakdown. The complex carbs are more of a healthy option such as - banana, brown bread, grains and avocado.
3 Types
Saturated -Full Fat diary products dripping suet, fatty meat.
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Fats known as Triglycerides made up of a glycerol molecule. When are digested and absorbed they are broken don into two sources
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Proteins are a form of amino acids. There are 20 individual acids yet there are '8' that are essential.
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Fat Is an essential basic nutrient/body's most connected source of energy. Each gram is 9kcals. The purpose is insulating/cushioning and for buoyancy
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