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Old friend follows harmful celebrity diets and diets she found on the…
Old friend follows harmful celebrity diets and diets she found on the internet
Avoids GMO's
Vegan
Consumes no meat, animal products or dairy
Eats raw and organic foods only
Eats no gluten, processed or cooked food
Avoids all unhealthy and fatty foods
Shaky
Unbalanced/No coordination
Constant Tiredness
Fragile and thin
Frail
Sallow Skin
Stopped having normal menses
Bloodshot eyes
Hair falling out
RDA For a Healthy Diet
RDA, established values for nutrients set by federal agencies
originally established by Food and Nutrition Board
reviewed and updated periodically
used for food planning, food labeling, education, etc.
Amount of nutrients required for adequete nutrition
age, sex, body mass, physical activity, health, pregnancy
visual representation of desired proportions of food
recommended by the USDA
Nutrients
Vitamins
Fat-Soluble
dissolve in fat
Vitamins A,D,E,K
excess stored in fat
become toxic in large quantities
Essential Vitamins
must be provided in diet
defieciency if not taken
Vitamin A,C
Water-Soluble
Vitamin B and C
excess is excreted in urine
dissolve in water
Nonessential Vitamins
cofactors the body produces and recycles
NADH, FADH2
Organic molecules required for metabolism
Present in small amounts in food
Water
also considered a nutrient
Macromolecules
Lipids
Triglycerides
obtained in fats and oils
Cholesterol
precursor molecule for formation of steroid hormones, bile salts, and fat-soluble vitamins
component of animal-based products
also produced through metabolic pathways in the liver
Carbohydrates
Starch
polysaccharide found in potatoes and bread
Lactose
dissacharide found in milk
Glucose
the main carbohydrate providing energy
Sucrose
dissacharide found in sugar, syrup, and fruit
Proteins
Minerals
Sodium (Na) and Potassium (K)
maintain resting membrane potential in excitable cells
generate action potential
Iodine (I)
needed to produce thyroid hormone
Calcium (Ca)
required for formation and maintenance of skeleton
required for blood clotting and exocytosis of neurotansmitters
Zinc (Zn)
role in protein synthesis
role in wound healing
Iron (Fe)
present in hemoglobin
present in mitochondria in electron transport system binding electrons
