[Assignment ] Food and Exercise Journal
[Please use the course materials only when answering the question !!! plz]
Week 2
Resource 1
-Calories (Cal) to kilojoules (kJ) converter
https://www.8700.com.au/kj-explained/what-is-a-kj/
Resource 2
-Types of energy that are particularly important in humans
-Kinetic Energy (the energy of motion)
-Potential energy (the energy due to position or structure)
-Chemical energy (the potential energy of chemical bonds)
-Energy conversions
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/energy-and-enzymes/the-laws-of-thermodynamics/a/types-of-energy
Week 3
Resource 1
-Types of fats encountered in food
-Examples of foods
-Recommended daily intake of fats
-Effects on health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-and-cholesterol/types-of-fat/
Resource 2
-Brown adipose tissue (BAT)
-What is it?
-Role and function in the body
-Ways to increase BAT
-Weight loss
https://theconversation.com/can-brown-fat-really-help-with-weight-loss-85987
Resource 3
-Why we need body fat
-Functions of body fat
-Role of insulin in controlling fat
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/why-we-need-body-fat/
Resource 4
-Brown vs White Fat
-Brown fat in newborns
-Role of brown fat in obesity
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240989#brown_versus_white_fat
Week 4
Resource 1
-Food processing & kilojoules
-Cooking influences kilojoules obtained from food
-Softer foods vs harder foods
-Food labels don’t tell the full story
https://theconversation.com/why-most-food-labels-are-wrong-about-calories-35081
Resource 2 – LINK
-Sugars in food
-Simple vs complex sugars
-Sugars and sweetness
-Glucose storage
-Added sugar vs natural sugar
-Sugar addiction
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/metabolism/sugar/
Resource 3 – LINK
-How diet affects gut microbiome
-Eating habits
-Binge eating junk food
-Weight gain
https://theconversation.com/eating-healthily-during-the-week-but-bingeing-on-weekends-is-not-ok-for-your-gut-53374
Resource 4 – LINK
-How your body uses digested food
-‘Building’ the body
-‘Burned’ for energy
-‘Stored’ for later use
-High protein diets and weight gain
-Fat stores vs carbohydrate (glycogen) stores
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/metabolism/bbs/
