Download Carbohydrate Fans

Carbohydrate Cheerleaders
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What atoms are they made of? In what ratio?
What are common single-ring sugars? Where is each one found in
nature?
What are the common two-ring sugars? Where is each one found?
What are the common large carbohydrates? Where?
How and where are carbohydrates broken down (metabolized)?
Why are sugars fast energy? Which sugars are the fastest?
Explain the difference between fruit/candy/bread in terms of athletic
performance. What type of athlete would choose each?
What is fiber? How does it help us?
What happens to sugars not used immediately (think plants and animals)?
Find some information about low-carb diets. Good idea?
How many calories per gram are in carbohydrates?
Carbohydrate Cheerleaders
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What atoms are they made of? In what ratio?
What are common single-ring sugars? Where is each one found in
nature?
What are the common two-ring sugars? Where is each one found?
What are the common large carbohydrates? Where?
How and where are carbohydrates broken down (metabolized)?
Why are sugars fast energy? Which sugars are the fastest?
Explain the difference between fruit/candy/bread in terms of athletic
performance. What type of athlete would choose each?
What is fiber? How does it help us?
What happens to sugars not used immediately (think plants and animals)?
Find some information about low-carb diets. Good idea?
How many calories per gram are in carbohydrates?
Protein Promoters
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What are proteins? What elements (atoms) are present?
What forms to proteins take? What are their functions?
What is the monomer (building block) of proteins? Where do we get
them?
Why are some amino acids essential or nonessential? How does this
relate to vegetarianism/veganism?
What determines a protein’s function? How can it be lost?
Explain denaturation
Explain the three (or four) levels of protein structure.
What are the max/min size of proteins?
How do proteins affect athletic performance?
Find some information about high-protein diets. Good idea??
How many calories per gram are in protein?
Protein Promoters
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What are proteins? What elements (atoms) are present?
What forms to proteins take? What are their functions?
What is the monomer (building block) of proteins? Where do we get
them?
Why are some amino acids essential or nonessential? How does this
relate to vegetarianism/veganism?
What determines a protein’s function? How can it be lost?
Explain denaturation
Explain the three (or four) levels of protein structure.
What are the max/min size of proteins?
How do proteins affect athletic performance?
Find some information about high-protein diets. Good idea??
How many calories per gram are in protein?
Lipid Lovers
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What is a lipid? What forms do they come in? What elements (atoms)
are present?
What are the unique properties of lipids? Why are they so high in
energy?
How do fats and oils differ? Why do they differ?
Where do we find saturated fats? Why are they solid?
Where do we find unsaturated fats? Why are they liquid?
Explain mono- vs. poly- unsaturated fats. Which are healthier? Why??
What is hydrogenation?
Explain margarine. (see above)
Why (and how) do we store fat? How do we digest it?
Why are tropical oils bad for you? Which oils are best for you?
How many calories per gram are in fats?
What are some reasons that a high-fat diet is a bad idea?
Why are Omega-3 fatty acids good for you? Where do we find them
here in Alaska?
Lipid Lovers
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What is a lipid? What forms do they come in? What elements (atoms)
are present?
What are the unique properties of lipids? Why are they so high in
energy?
How do fats and oils differ? Why do they differ?
Where do we find saturated fats? Why are they solid?
Where do we find unsaturated fats? Why are they liquid?
Explain mono- vs. poly- unsaturated fats. Which are healthier? Why??
What is hydrogenation?
Explain margarine. (see above)
Why (and how) do we store fat? How do we digest it?
Why are tropical oils bad for you? Which oils are best for you?
How many calories per gram are in fats?
What are some reasons that a high-fat diet is a bad idea?
Why are Omega-3 fatty acids good for you? Where do we find them
here in Alaska?