Fundamentals of Nutrition
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For many people, the word ‘diet’ has become synonymous with restriction or denial, yet the dictionary definition of…
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Nutrition
Fluids
Water has many uses in our lives. It is a basic nutrient essential for life itself. You can…
Antioxidants
Antioxidants Everybody has heard of free radicals and the damage they can do. A good proportion of the…
Supplements
Supplements As much as 57% of collegiate athletes in the US report taking vitamin and mineral supplements. On…
Vitamins and Minerals
When most people think of vitamins they might think about the bottled version that you purchase from a…
Polysaccharides
Polysaccharides can be made up of many monosaccharides, these units may be arranged in branched, straight or coiled…
Oligosaccharides
Oligosaccharides are chains of 3 to 10 simple sugars and can be found in a number of basic…
Disaccharides
The most common disaccharides found in nutrition are sucrose (table sugar), maltose and finally lactose (milk sugar). Joining…
Monosaccharides
Monosaccharides tend to consist of 4 or 5 or, most commonly, 6 carbon molecules. These are generally found…
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates (CHO) are a group of substances found in both plant and animals, composed of carbon, hydrogen and…