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    What I Learned in Nutrition – Nutrition & Fitness

    I can’t believe next week is the last week of classes for me! My final exam is next Monday! Ahhh! I feel like I learned a lot in my first nutrition class, but some of it was already knowledge to me. 🙂 We didn’t really talk too in-depth about the chapter on Nutrition & Fitness (I wish we had!) but here is what I learned on the little bit we did discuss in class. There is a difference between physical fitness and physical activity. Physical fitness is considered good health and physical condition and is the result of exercise and proper nutrition. Physical activity refers to body movement that results…

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    What I Learned in Nutrition – Water

    Good afternoon, everyone! Hope you all are having a fabulous Wednesday. Here is another post all about what I’ve been learning in my nutrition class! I’ve been really enjoying this course so far. I can’t believe there are only four weeks left of the semester. I’m going to be taking one summer class (Accounting, bleh!) and in the fall I’m going to be taking Chemistry. Eeek! But I am excited for the challenge, since I always thought Chem was interesting in High School. In case you missed my previous Nutrition Science Posts, you can catch up here: Nutrition Science Carbohydrates Fats Protein Vitamins Now, time for Water!!! Water is an…

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    What I Learned in Nutrition – Vitamins

    Vitamins are probably the most confusing part of this course for me. There are so many and they all do different things. Today’s post is about Fat soluble vitamins! (image source) In general, vitamins are one of the three micro-nutrients. The other two are minerals and water All vitamins are essential, meaning we need them in our diet, except for Vitamin D, which we can’t get from our diet naturally There are 13 vitamins Vitamins are either fat soluble or water soluble Fat Soluble Vitamins These vitamins can be stored in the body, so they are not needed in the diet every day Fat is needed in the diet in order…

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    What I Learned in Nutrition – Protein

    Protein! This subject might be every athlete’s favorite part of nutrition. It is so fascinating to me because especially vegetarians and pesco-vegetarians (like myself) are always concerned: am I getting enough protein? We don’t need nearly enough protein we think we do–because honestly, the American diet is NOT lacking in protein. Well, here is what I’ve learned about protein itself and how it functions in the body. (image source) Protein is a functional and structural compound in the body and consists of numerous amino acids is found in all living cells. Amino Acids are the building blocks of protein. Unlike fats and carbohydrates, they have a nitrogen containing group. Not only does protein…