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Protein-Digestibility Corrected amino Acid Score

  • a measure of protein quality that reflects the protein digestibility.

Protein complementation

  • Combines foods containing proteins with different limiting amino acid with essential amino acids to improve protein quality of the diet.

Vegan + Vegetarian Diets

Overview (Reasons)

  • Green - Health

  • Blue - Religion

  • Purple - Personal Ethics

Vegan Diets

  • Pattern of food intake where no animal products are consumed.

  • Plant based foods are only consumed

Vegetarian

  • Pattern of food intake which includes plant-based foods and eliminates some or all foods of animal origin.

Benefits of vegetaria” diets 2/5 criteria

  • pink - inexpensive

  • blue - reduced incidence of obesity

  • light, blue-reduced incidence of diabetes

  • green - reduced incidence of High Blood Pressure

be familiar with things person may be lacking in a vegan diet

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Energy Balance

  • Energy in = Energy out

    • Energy input-

    • - Carbs

    • protein

    • fat

    • alchohol

  • Energy Out put

    • ATP

    • C02

    • H20

Positive Energy Balanced

  • more energy consumed

  • Less energy Expanded

  • = weight gain

Negative Energy Balance

  • Less energy Consumed

  • More energy expanded

Bomb Calorimeter

  • This is an instrument in which a sample of foods is inserted and measures the heat that is released

Energy content

Carbohydrates - 4kcals/g
Protein - 4kcal/g
Lipids = 9kcals/g
AlcohoL = 7 kilocs/g


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Direct calorimetry

=-Involved the use of a insulated chamber

Indirect Calorimetry

  • Involves the use of a mouthpiece, mask and or ventilated blood

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