Nutrition and Physical Fitness  /  Health Science 104
OBJECTIVES:   1 Unit  
  1. To understand the relationship between diet, muscular performance, and total health.
2. To increase awareness of each individual's responsibility for achieving and         maintaining good health.
3. To evaluate opinions / fraud / truths compared to factual information
4. To evaluate current diet		  
COURSE CONTENT:  
 

1. Cellular requirements / DRI
2. Energy / ATP / Energy Nutrients
       Calculating % Total Calories
       Metabolic Pathways for synthesis of ATP
       ATP-CP System (Phosphagen)
       Anabolic Glycolysis (Lactic Acid System)
       Aerobic Glycolysis (Aerobic System)
       Importance/function of Oxygen
       Integration of Energy Systems
3. Carbohydrate: Structure, Food Sources, Recommendations, Functions,
       Deficiency/Excess
       Diabetes Mellitus / Insulin Hormone / Glucagon Hormone
4. Protein: Structure, Food Sources, Recommendations, Functions,
       Deficiency/Excess
5. Fats - Triglycerides: Structure, Food Sources, Recommendations, Functions,
       Deficiency/Excess
6. Fats - Cholesterol: Structure, Food Sources, Recommendations, Functions,
       Deficiency/Excess
       Heart Disease / Lipoproteins
7. Integration of energy nutrients as muscular fuel source
8. Water / Hydration-Dehydration
9. Vitamins / Phytochemicals / Minerals
10. Pre-event / Competition / Post-event Meals
11. Total Body Fat / Obesity
12. Putting it all together / Summary                                         Return toTop