Dietary Recommendations

Dietary Recommendations:

1. Deficiency symptoms occur when fats provide less than 10% of total daily calories

2. the Food and Nutrition Board's Committee on Diet and Health recommends people ↓fat to 30%

   of total calories

3. American Heart Association's newest recommendations is to consume or =" to"

   fats, 8% of polyunsaturated fats, and 15% of monosaturated fats

4. at present, 36% of calories (in U.S.) from fat

5. an excess of fat in diet can result in obesity, heart disease, & cancer

Protein Facts

1. of the six nutrient groups, only protein can make new cells & rebuild tissue

2. need throughout lifespan

3. proteins are the basic material of every body cell

4. also only nutrient with nitrogen

Amino Acids

1. proteins composed of amino acids

2. amino acids are nitrogen-containing compounds

3. essential amino acids must be provided in diet

4. 8 essential amino acids in adults and two more in children

5. nonessential amino acids can be produced by body

Classifications

1. complete

   a. high quality

   b. contain 10 amino acids

2. incomplete

   a. lack one or more amino acids

   b. cannot build tissue without help

3. complementary proteins

   a. occur when a combination of incomplete proteins combine with all amino acids complete

   b. ie. corn & beans, rice & beans, bread & peanut butter, bread & split pea soup, bread &

   cheese, bread & baked beans, macaroni & cheese, cereal & milk

Food Sources

1. Animal food sources

   a. meats complete protein

   b. fish, poultry, eggs, cheese

2. Plant food sources

   a. incomplete protein

   b. ie. corn, grain, nuts, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, legumes

3. Analogues

   a. meat alternatives made from soy protein

   b. tofu is a soft product made from soybeans

   c. helpful to strict vegetarians