Category Archives: Nutrition and Health

First Class – September 1 2015

Welcome to Nutrition and Health, Fall 2015    

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Class on Tuesday, March 10, 2015

 

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Class on Friday, March 6, 2015

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Class on Tuesday, March 3, 2015

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Why is Body Fat so Important? How it keeps us alive in the Middle of the Night, March 2, 2015

Why is the Adipose/Liver-Free Fatty Acid/VLDL Cycle important? Most people don’t like fat and would like to have as little of it as possible. But in reality, without fat, we would not be able to be free roaming individuals that do not have to be continuously tied to a stable food source. Another reason to …

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Class on Friday, February 27, 2015

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Some Interesting Lipids

The Wonderful World of Lipids The figure below explains why free fatty acids cannot build up to a high concentration in blood. Free fatty acids resemble detergents and therefore they can disrupt membranes of cells if they increase in blood.  In fact, this is what happens in Type 2 diabetes. In addition to triglycerides and …

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Class on Tuesday, February 23, 2015

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Class and Exam on Tuesday, February 17, Cancelled Due to Snow

The exam and the class scheduled for today has been cancelled and moved to Friday, February 20, 2015 due to snow.  See you Friday!

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Questions from Students concerning the Exam

I’ve had quite a few questions over the past few days.  I will answer those questions in this post. 1.  What numbers do I need to know for the exam? Answer:   I do not mind answering this question although I think I have mentioned the important ones several times in class.  You have to know …

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