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FiTour Basic Nutrition And Weight Management
Fiber - Passes through the body and is not digestible. Fiber gives bulk to foods within the body to
help with waste products. Fiber keeps the digestive tract muscles healthy and carry harmful substances
out of the body, thus preventing heart disease and cancer. Is not stored 0kcals
Fats - Involv...
FiTour Basic Nutrition and Weight
Management
Fiber - Passes through the body and is not digestible. Fiber gives bulk to foods within the body to
help with waste products. Fiber keeps the digestive tract muscles healthy and carry harmful substances
out of the body, thus preventing heart disease and cancer. Is not stored 0kcals
Fats - Involved in the maintenance of healthy skin, insulation against heat and cold, protection of
vital organs, major storage form of energy
Stored in fat cells around organs and within the adipose tissue
9kcals per 1 gram of fat
Proteins - The building blocks of the cells within the body. They repair, rebuild, and replace cells.
They also regulate bodily processes involved in fighting infection.
55%_60% of daily caloric intake should be from CHO
Categories of Fat - Unsaturated
Saturated
Unsaturated fats - Associated with lower risk of developing heart disease
Olive oil
Canola oil
Corn oil
Saturated fats - Meats
Milk
Cream
Butter
Egg yolks 20-30% of daily caloric intake should come from fats
amino acid - The most simple form of protein and cannot be stored within the body.
1 gram of protein - 4kcals
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